In 2019 I wrote a series of posts on gratitude.
Thanksgiving feels different this year, and I’m finding I need reminders of the truths I wrote in the gratitude series last November:
“I am grateful for many things, like podcasts and music and friendships. But giving thanks in all circumstances does not mean denying the dark, hard, painful realities of human life. I still give thanks when I see a sunset. But I also engage more regularly in prayer and action related to the hardship in the world. Gratitude is a practice that can fortify us for the work of love, but it is not meant to be a practice that cuts us off from the needs of our fellow human beings.”
– Gratitude and Grief
Maybe you, like me, need these reminders too.
2019 Gratitude Series:
Gratitude and GrumpinessGratitude and GriefGratitude and GraceGratitude and Growth: How to Practice GratitudeTo learn more with Amy Julia:
Privilege and PlanningWhen Your Enemy Is YourselfHardship Is Not a Competition
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Published on November 25, 2020 05:25