Daily Question, November 1 What matters most to me? 30 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. Ed Schulte7 years agoEd SchulteThe first promise I make to my self every day. “To serve at all times and all place absolute Being-ness to whom I wholeheartedly belong”. 2 Reply Barbara7 years agoBarbaraConnectedness with other human beings. 1 Reply Sylvie7 years agoSylvieMitgefühl, Compassion 1 Reply alice7 years agoaliceAwareness. 1 Reply Noyonika7 years agoNoyonikaHappiness and Peace 1 Reply Julianne7 years agoJulianneIn the words of the Dalai Lama – what matters is very simple, what matters is kindness. 2 Reply Michael7 years agoMichaellove and social justice 1 Reply Carol7 years agoCarolI was asked if I saw Br. David on Oprah last Sunday by Sparrow. I tried to reply directly to Sparrow but the computer kept freezing up so I shall put out a general message to all that I did watch the interview and it was wonderful and full of wisdom. Hope all of you saw it. If you did not, I’m sure you can find it on this website. Sincerely, Carol 2 Reply sparrow7 years agosparrowI noticed that something happened when I tried to post a link, but could not go back in and edit, dear Carol… I am happy that you found the interview and got something out of it. Your previous post made me think you’d like it. 0 Reply Antoinette7 years agoAntoinetteLiving in this precious human existence means that suffering is part of the package. What matters right now is being healthy. Without my health it’s very challenging to live and love . I’m grateful for November 1st for many reasons, and one is it’s the start of a new month with wide open possibilities! What matters when we have only suffering or a lot of it? Hope and the strength to be able to cultivate a joyful life. In the end, when death shows up, I hope my mind is focused on... Living in this precious human existence means that suffering is part of the package. What matters right now is being healthy. Without my health it’s very challenging to live and love . I’m grateful for November 1st for many reasons, and one is it’s the start of a new month with wide open possibilities! What matters when we have only suffering or a lot of it? Hope and the strength to be able to cultivate a joyful life. In the end, when death shows up, I hope my mind is focused on compassion and heart full of love . Read More2 Reply jim7 years agojimThank you Antoinette, you are so wise. If there was more people like you in the world it would be a much better place. 2 Reply Anna7 years agoAnna“Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” A lot of people, a lot of creatures are my treasure. I can’t say who is “the most”, immediatly I find myself thinking of another “most”, then another and so on… 1 Reply Shoshana7 years agoShoshanaLove and Compassion to all beings. Knowledge that we are all connected. That we continue to witness the good that surrounds us. 3 Reply John Turner7 years agoJohn Turner*Relationships (with God, my wife, and my family) *My sobriety *Being a good writer 2 Reply Sally7 years agoSallyThese are immutable priorities: my family and friends including our pets; all of our physical, mental and spiritual health; our home, garden and financial security; spreading love and kindness; saving our Mother Earth. 2 Reply Hot Sauce7 years agoHot SauceFulfilling my dharma is ultimately the one priority that matters to me. Nothing else really matters except fulfilling the mission I came to fulfill. Anything else is a waste of time. 2 Reply Carol7 years agoCarolWhat matters most to me is the grace to always be willing to trust Life, to be open to Life, to engage the mystery that it is moment to moment no matter what is going on inside and/or outside. Blessings always and all ways, Carol. 3 Reply sparrow7 years agosparrowDear Carol . . . Did you see Oprah’s talk with Brother David? He talks about trusting Life and Gratitude . . . Brother David Steindl-Rast with Oprah Winfrey on Super Soul Sunday: Watch or Listen 0 Reply Deb7 years agoDebLiving and loving the best I can right now. 2 Reply Antoinette7 years agoAntoinetteLove Deb! Be here now! Thank you! 1 Reply Trevor7 years agoTrevorGetting the hell out of Saṃsāra. I mean I could speak of other things but that would deepen my bonds keeping me in this world. Sorry for going there. Ok I will tone it down a notch, my hopes and dreams while still here matter very much to me. 0 Reply Antoinette7 years agoAntoinetteWhy be sorry for wanting to be out of samsara? If we practice bodichitta we have nothing to be sorry about. We wish for all beings everywhere to be free from suffering and what a beautiful meaningful way to spend our precious human life. 0 Reply kathleen7 years agokathleenMy family, my spiritual practice, my friends, my health, our democracy, conservation of energy, social justice 2 Reply Tori7 years agoToriMy faith and my family. 3 Reply sparrow7 years agosparrowWhen asked a ‘most’ question, I am frequently a little irritated, as the answer is more complex than a simple ‘most’ . . . there are so many layers to what is important to me, and each has value and importance in its own way. I don’t love one of my cats more than the others, I love them in different ways . . . I don’t love sunny days better than rainy ones– I love them both . . . but if I have to peel off all of the layers, the nugget at the center would be ‘Love’. 5 Reply Antoinette7 years agoAntoinetteSo true the grasping mind wants to judge and find value in everything. When we let go we know so much more and it’s amazing to surrender to what is truly important. 0 Reply Trevor7 years agoTrevorI am ashamed to attempt to answer after reading this. I don’t mean to attempt flattery or trespass with enticing speech, but A+ 0 Reply 1 2 Next » 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. 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