Day 5: The Gifts We Overlook.
Sometimes we think we know exactly what something is good for. Other times, it’s become so familiar that we barely notice it at all.
Today’s Gratitude Seed invites you to look again—and discover what additional gifts might have been there hiding all along.
Listen to Day 5: The Gifts We Overlook [Link to the audio]
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The story of the tree speaks to me. I often benefit from the training before listening to the lesson. So this morning, before listening to day 6, I was making a little walk by the lake. And I discovered a tree, I had never noticed. I stopped nearby and was wondering what the tree had to tell me. I felt it was asking me to move closer to benefit from its energy. So I am grateful to live so close to nature and to be able to benefit from the energy of the trees so often.
It’s great to see that you appreciate a tree can do more than simply provide shade. Its mere presence can uplift and inspire. That’s definitely another form of usefulness. Thanks Marie-Claire.
So happy to be able to access the recording today! Have always been a bit mesmerized with trees and -all- they have to offer. Looking at trees in back yard now – with gratitude. Thanks Jeff.
Thanks, Susan. It’s great to hear you were able to listen to Day 5. Yay!
It seems you see a possible gateway to wonder and awe. Another wonderful way a tree becomes useful.
This is such an interesting inquiry. We often fail to recognize all the ways our life is gifting us. I was thinking about a candle. Certainly, there is the fact that it provides a soft light, but there’s the atmosphere it helps create as well. It can also serve as a source of flame to light a pilot light on a stove or furnace or simply lighting another candle.
Guilty! It only took a friend to recognize that we have a flourishing lime tree in our back yard and a loquat tree dangling over from the neighbor’s. I never used limes before – they add a citrusy freshness to our kitchen and fridge now.
It happens doesn’t it. It’s good that these seeds are helping you see these things more clearly. Thanks for sharing.