Comments on: Grief and Gratitude – Antidotes for the Coronavirus https://healthyspirituality.org/grief-and-gratitude-antidotes-for-the-coronavirus/ Nurturing a vibrant healthy spirituality Sat, 04 Apr 2020 19:05:44 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Jean Wise https://healthyspirituality.org/grief-and-gratitude-antidotes-for-the-coronavirus/#comment-8665 Sat, 04 Apr 2020 19:05:44 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=7083#comment-8665 In reply to Denise Maryott.

There will be good things that we learn and see from all this. Things we lose and just hold too. What a celebration we will have when we can gather again together for worship. A real homecoming. Lots to be grateful for too – friends like you for example

]]> By: Denise Maryott https://healthyspirituality.org/grief-and-gratitude-antidotes-for-the-coronavirus/#comment-8664 Fri, 03 Apr 2020 20:01:16 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=7083#comment-8664 When this is over we will appreciate our time with each other more, our ability to leave our home, and do the things we have currently put on hold. We will raise a Hallelujah louder than before as we fellowship together in our churches!
I am grateful to have a home that is warm, with comfortable furniture and my husband by my side! I am also grateful to have the freedom to read my Bible as I wish and to hear my worship service by Live feed!
And most importantly I am thankful for the first responders who are willing to be in the middle of this Pandemic and I pray for them everyday!

]]> By: Jean Wise https://healthyspirituality.org/grief-and-gratitude-antidotes-for-the-coronavirus/#comment-8663 Thu, 02 Apr 2020 19:13:13 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=7083#comment-8663 In reply to Margaret Bretzloff.

So good to hear from you Margaret and yes being grateful is a powerful practice. Watch those flowers bloom – how uplifting!

]]> By: Jean Wise https://healthyspirituality.org/grief-and-gratitude-antidotes-for-the-coronavirus/#comment-8662 Thu, 02 Apr 2020 19:11:26 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=7083#comment-8662 In reply to Martha J Orlando.

isn’t it powerful how always counting our blessings works so well yet we forget it. Yes we will stay storng with each other too

]]> By: Jean Wise https://healthyspirituality.org/grief-and-gratitude-antidotes-for-the-coronavirus/#comment-8661 Thu, 02 Apr 2020 19:10:18 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=7083#comment-8661 In reply to Nancy Ruegg.

We WILL get there – it seems long and unknown now but we WILL! and yes it will be grand. I hope I don’t ever neglect these things I take for granted.

]]> By: Jean Wise https://healthyspirituality.org/grief-and-gratitude-antidotes-for-the-coronavirus/#comment-8660 Thu, 02 Apr 2020 19:09:09 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=7083#comment-8660 In reply to Linda Stoll.

THank you Linda. I just knew when I practice gratitude my heart felt lighter. Stay in touch.

]]> By: Jean Wise https://healthyspirituality.org/grief-and-gratitude-antidotes-for-the-coronavirus/#comment-8659 Thu, 02 Apr 2020 19:05:24 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=7083#comment-8659 In reply to Lisa notes.

We are both three’s so is hard to name those emotions. Glad you are getting together remotely. staying in touch is so important.

]]> By: Lisa notes https://healthyspirituality.org/grief-and-gratitude-antidotes-for-the-coronavirus/#comment-8658 Wed, 01 Apr 2020 18:30:57 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=7083#comment-8658 I’m trying to be more aware of naming my emotions too. Thanks for this reminder, Jean. I am “meeting” with my book club online in about an hour and hope to follow a Brene Brown suggestion to let everyone say one word that describes how they are right now. Brene has begun a new podcast and I’m very excited about it.

]]> By: Linda Stoll https://healthyspirituality.org/grief-and-gratitude-antidotes-for-the-coronavirus/#comment-8657 Wed, 01 Apr 2020 11:55:12 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=7083#comment-8657 This is such a breath of fresh air this morning, friend. Gratitude for every good thing is a key component in moving ahead into the unknowns …

]]> By: Nancy Ruegg https://healthyspirituality.org/grief-and-gratitude-antidotes-for-the-coronavirus/#comment-8656 Tue, 31 Mar 2020 21:35:32 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=7083#comment-8656 I love your conclusion, Jean. “We WILL heal. And grow. And learn. And be whole again.” And won’t it be grand when we can return to normal and normal will feel incredibly special?

]]> By: Martha J Orlando https://healthyspirituality.org/grief-and-gratitude-antidotes-for-the-coronavirus/#comment-8655 Tue, 31 Mar 2020 14:08:18 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=7083#comment-8655 A grateful heart and spirit are a healing balm, Jean. I’m counting my blessings each and every day, even the smallest ones. We will stay strong in the faith, and we will make it to the other side with valuable lessons learned.
Blessings!

]]> By: Margaret Bretzloff https://healthyspirituality.org/grief-and-gratitude-antidotes-for-the-coronavirus/#comment-8654 Tue, 31 Mar 2020 13:07:51 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=7083#comment-8654 I too am trying to have a routine that includes time to be thankful, too look around and call out things like the mass of tiny blue bulbs in my garden. To take the time to make phone calls and send cards.

Take care
God’s peace

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