Daily Question, February 16 How can I better nurture the things and/or people I treasure? 18 Reflections Share Click here to cancel reply.Please log in or Create a Profile to post a comment. Notify me when someone replies to my comment via e-mail. Priya6 years agoPriyaBy appreciating them and enjoying time spent with them… 1 Reply Hot Sauce6 years agoHot SauceReduce, reuse, recycle, go vegan, drive less, be one with nature. 1 Reply elizabeth ward6 years agoelizabeth wardHow can I better nurture the things and/or people I treasure? The things I treasure and the people I treasure are linked. For example the chairs in my lounge were given to me by my brother; the couch was given to me by friends at a time when I had next to nothing. This couch had seen much of life and at some stage the resident cats had used it as a scratching post. My friends apologised for its appearance but I could have it if I wanted it. I accepted it with thanks and called it 'the skin hor... How can I better nurture the things and/or people I treasure? The things I treasure and the people I treasure are linked. For example the chairs in my lounge were given to me by my brother; the couch was given to me by friends at a time when I had next to nothing. This couch had seen much of life and at some stage the resident cats had used it as a scratching post. My friends apologised for its appearance but I could have it if I wanted it. I accepted it with thanks and called it ‘the skin horse’ after the children’s story about a toy horse that had been loved to bits. My situation impr0ved. I called in two upholsterers to quote for recovering them. The first one took one look at the skin horse and said, ‘That’s rubbish. take it to the dump and get a new one.’ The second man looked at it carefully and said he could do it up with new cushions and and it would look as good as new. That was almost 20 years ago. The skin horse and the three aristocratic armchairs are still going strong, constant reminders of friends, family and their gifts. All my ‘things’ are like that, and have a strong link with the people I treasure. Read More2 Reply Michael6 years agoMichaelhelp them to be their best selves…that might be encourage…might be stay out of the way…might be listening…might be strategizing…might be prayer/positive energy. all of it is love. 1 Reply Arlie6 years agoArlieReduce my stress and anxiety so that I don’t react in a negative manner. Meditation has boosted my awareness and reduced my stress, so I am better able to respond in a more gentle and caring manner. 3 Reply Ose6 years agoOseEssential I feel is to contribute with love, to everyone and everything I encounter. In the morning, before taking the water for my coffee, to softly speak to the salvia plant in front of the eastern window and offer some water to it. To cherish my food and all who worked for it with a moment of respect and prayer before eating. To smile to the stranger I meet while walking to my office. To reply to the phonecalls kindly and timely. To not forget to pause inbetween and in doing so, be kind to ... Essential I feel is to contribute with love, to everyone and everything I encounter. In the morning, before taking the water for my coffee, to softly speak to the salvia plant in front of the eastern window and offer some water to it. To cherish my food and all who worked for it with a moment of respect and prayer before eating. To smile to the stranger I meet while walking to my office. To reply to the phonecalls kindly and timely. To not forget to pause inbetween and in doing so, be kind to myself. To express the joy I feel when I see the kids playing and having fun while being around in my office. To reflect what I perceive if this is welcome. A work in progress to always stay centered in my heart and lovingly interact from that place. Read More3 Reply grateful sea6 years agograteful seaIt is a simple and beautiful intention, dear Ose. To contribute with love to everyone and everything you encounter. In small, gentle ways. I feel encouraged by how you have answered. Thank you. (p.s. I smile when you mention your salvia plant… I also speak to and touch the philodendron in my kitchen every morning) I hope you are having a wonderful week end. 0 Reply Palm6 years agoPalmThrough appreciation and gratefulness 2 Reply Elaine6 years agoElaineListen wholeheartedly. Voice appreciation. Share light and laughter. 3 Reply Chester6 years agoChesterMake them priorities amidst the everyday barrage of demands, requirements, intrigue, interests, and information. 1 Reply Michael6 years agoMichaelBring them peace whenever possible. 1 Reply kathleen6 years agokathleenBring your full attention, Be open, listen and spend time with the person or things. 1 Reply Edralis6 years agoEdralisDon’t do things forcibly, out of a misplaced sense of duty. Rather, seek to heal yourself and find enjoyment in the things you do. 2 Reply Kevin6 years agoKevinAs for “things,” those that serve as tools or enrich my life in some way, I am grateful for having them and strive to avoid having them in excess. Beyond that, they’re just “things,” and I try to remember that. In the people department, I treasure them most by being wholly present to them now, right now and not tomorrow or the day after, because life is ever changing and we simply never know… 2 Reply Doreen Nixon6 years agoDoreen NixonI can best nurture other things and/or people by nurturing my self and taking care of my own needs so I can be available for theirs. 2 Reply Antoinette6 years agoAntoinetteIn order to nurture people and things I treasure I must love myself deeply. We can’t love our neighbor if we don’t love ourselves. Cultivating compassion and loving kindness for myself and others is a really good place to start nurturing. 3 Reply grateful sea6 years agograteful seaAntoinette, thank you for saying this — we can’t love our neighbor if we don’t love ourselves. The very literal reality of this has weighed on my heart for a while, though I couldn’t have expressed it as such. In this moment, I hold out wishes of loving kindness to you, and me, and all beings. 0 Reply Eva Liu6 years agoEva Liumaking an effort to keep in contact. giving them (people & things) attention when I do feel like it and when I don’t. 1 Reply My Private Gratitude Journal Write an entry in your private gratefulness journal Get Started This site is brought to you by A Network for Grateful Living, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. All donations are fully tax deductible in the U.S.A. CONTRIBUTE https://demo.gratefulness.org/content/uploads/2015/03/GX-Gold-Participant-L.png Community Engagement Guidelines Privacy Policy [email protected] Connect with us on Social Media: © 2000 - 2024, A Network for Grateful Living Website by Briteweb
