CREEDE HINSHAW: Between disquiet and gratitude
Creede Hinshaw
Sometime this Thanksgiving week I will draw up my list of things for which I am thankful. The older I get the longer grows the list with the addition of quite ordinary things which I once took for granted: crisp autumn air, the delicate hues and intricate patterns in the fall foliage, the sound of a child laughing…
Social scientists have devised various experiments to prove that giving thanks and counting blessings is good for the body and soul. Though I’m not certain that such a thing can be verifiable, surely focusing on gratitude is more salubrious than dwelling on ingratitude; counting blessings more healing than dwelling on curses. Writing thank you notes, expressing your gratitude to other persons, learning to say “thank you” are surely good for the individual and the larger community.
And yet sometimes it is hard to be grateful and feels na
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