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Daily Question, June 28

What has surprised me lately?

  • Anonymous

    How much of my life has been unadulterated suffering.

    The human condition from birth to death is not worth repeating friends!

    Do not linger in this world!

    • Deb

      Yeah, I tend to agree with you Trevor. But then the suffering lifts a bit and I can catch my breath. I certainly don’t want to linger but am unwilling to leave too soon.

  • Aine

    Grace. I told my recent experience with grace in the lounge so will not repeat it here, but Grace is my answer.

    There really is so much grace is so many places, and yet I am almost always surprised when Grace comes to visit me personally. Then I shake my head and am amazed at the unexpected goodness that comes with it. 😀

  • kathleen

    I’m pretty surprised that in spite of all the goodness, the basic goodness of people, the prayers, the blessings, the loving-kindnesses, the good deeds, the generosity, the compassion there is so much suffering in all aspects of the world. I realize we have to take care of this pain and yet learn to laugh along the way. What really surprises me is that some people really get this and do this.. I’m amazed by them and inspired by them.

  • Ed Schulte

    What has surprised me lately?

    That LIFE is one big continuous “Surprise”.

    And no matter what was a “Surprise” in the past …it becomes a brand new “Surprise-Surprise” all over again!! Very Surprising indeed!

  • Deb

    I am surprised that in spite of being grateful for the life of this moment, with all its wonder and beauty, I am still faced with the heartbreak of relationships broken and dearest hopes and dreams shattered. To live in the tension between, to accept with equanimity is difficult today, even though I have plenty of practice.

    • Anna

      Dear Deb, we are human beings, not robots. We feel joy, awe, love, compassion, but also pain, anger, envy…
      The awareness of this tension, as you call it, transforms us in true human beings, because this is the only way to know the meaning of suffering and joy. Obviously, it is easier to say this in moments of calmness, but it is also true that we live in a company of other human beings who can support us when we feel down. I hope that you feel comfort in Gratefulness community.

  • Ginni

    I have been surprised how much practicing gratefulness has helped my outlook on life and my overall mental health. I am feeling much more positive, and am even getting to some things that I had been putting off, or not finding time to do. Today I am feeling a bit challenged about feeling positive. I don’t really feel like doing my grateful list. But I will do it, because I know it helps!

  • ©had

    resilience, despite the negative climate in the world

  • Michael

    more of a realization that I have a long way to go in terms of grateful living at all times. I definitely get thru moments of anger and/or despair quickly and those moments are few. however, I need to incorporate more daily reflections/positive exercises than simply my “30 to be sturdy” in the morning. I saw Kevin’s response and yes, I am daily surprised by my children’s amazingness!!

  • Debra Maddex

    Being able to appreciate the newness of every single moment is the greatest gift.

  • Always Learning

    Connections! Getting to know people and realizing that our Universe has connected us for a purpose, common cause, or belief. It is amazingly cool to discover commonalities. It is both validating and encouraging to go on and find out more about what makes 2 into 1.

  • Antoinette

    I am totally surprised by the amazing support system that surrounds me!
    I’m incredibly grateful for the Norwegian social system.
    I’m in awe of Beingness on every level. I Am blessed and I see everything with god.

  • Kevin

    What continues to surprise me over and over again is just how fast and magnificently our grandchildren continue to grow. Not just in size, but in intellect, in awareness of the world around them and in how they naturally and confidently lay claim to who they are with each passing day. Each of them, all six, seem to slide into their own being as one slides into familiar shoes. This is not taught. This is a knowing, a seed that sprouts from a place far within. I simply watch and it takes my breat...

    What continues to surprise me over and over again is just how fast and magnificently our grandchildren continue to grow. Not just in size, but in intellect, in awareness of the world around them and in how they naturally and confidently lay claim to who they are with each passing day. Each of them, all six, seem to slide into their own being as one slides into familiar shoes. This is not taught. This is a knowing, a seed that sprouts from a place far within. I simply watch and it takes my breath away.
    – Kevin

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