I'm such a big fan of gratitude. It's life-changing. As the year winds down, I've been working on a 525 list - 525 moments over the past year that I'm grateful I was alive to experience. Little things, big things, happy things, and not necessarily happy things but things that led to something good - growth, a deepening of a connection, etc.
Love that, Brieanna! Similar to the list my friend, Neil Pasricha, made of 1,000 awesome things that led to his book of the same name a bunch of years back.
“Appreciation with a sidecar of discontent.” That kinda captures it for me too. I’m working on holding two disparate feelings at once - gratitude for what I hold dear and despair for what I’ve lost. It’s a hard act and truthfully I fall off the high bar often but the work is to stay present with both of them. Thanks for a great podcast Jonathan.
Does anyone have any recommendations for resources about moving from numbness back to sensation and deep feeling? I fear I am a sensitive being that falls on the “pivoting” third half because I often have had to turn those parts of myself off, and have lost touch with them, and miss them dearly. 🖤
What an illuminating exercise. I discovered there was a serious disconnect between what I was grateful for and what I yearned for. When I reflected on it and felt the feelings, I realized that some of the things I’m yearning for will only hurt me in the long run. I’ve got a lot of work to do next year but I’m glad to have a light shone of the path forward.
I'm such a big fan of gratitude. It's life-changing. As the year winds down, I've been working on a 525 list - 525 moments over the past year that I'm grateful I was alive to experience. Little things, big things, happy things, and not necessarily happy things but things that led to something good - growth, a deepening of a connection, etc.
Love that, Brieanna! Similar to the list my friend, Neil Pasricha, made of 1,000 awesome things that led to his book of the same name a bunch of years back.
Thanks for putting Neil's books on my radar!
“Appreciation with a sidecar of discontent.” That kinda captures it for me too. I’m working on holding two disparate feelings at once - gratitude for what I hold dear and despair for what I’ve lost. It’s a hard act and truthfully I fall off the high bar often but the work is to stay present with both of them. Thanks for a great podcast Jonathan.
No doubt, it's not the easiest path, ML. Glad you're exploring holding those qualities together. And, thanks for the kind words about the pod!
Bittersweet, and, both.
Chiaroscuro combo.
Ah, complexity!
And, both. Indeed, Marisol.
"Grace, it seems, has left the building" Will she ever return? That's the zillion dollar question
That is the question, Andrea. And, at the same time, if we focus local, starting with us, that's what we have most control over.
Great exercise - small and doable. Merry Christmas, Jonathan.
Small and doable is how I'm rolling these days, more and more, Liza. Thanks for the kind holiday wishes, too. Sending the same back your way!
Great reminder! I’m grateful!
Glad to hear it, David!
Does anyone have any recommendations for resources about moving from numbness back to sensation and deep feeling? I fear I am a sensitive being that falls on the “pivoting” third half because I often have had to turn those parts of myself off, and have lost touch with them, and miss them dearly. 🖤
What an illuminating exercise. I discovered there was a serious disconnect between what I was grateful for and what I yearned for. When I reflected on it and felt the feelings, I realized that some of the things I’m yearning for will only hurt me in the long run. I’ve got a lot of work to do next year but I’m glad to have a light shone of the path forward.
Thanks Jonathan!
Thank you, Jonathan! Feeling grateful for your posts 😊. Just wondering whether, rather than ‘feeling’ and ‘over feeling’, it is feeling and reacting …