Yes, we’ll survive a shuttered, distanced Thanksgiving. The same can’t be said of a potentially fatal virus. Find heart in the fact that no one ever died from a lack of pumpkin pie. But, whether or not we enjoy this Thanksgiving or grow from it or find value in what this unique year offers us…that’s our choice.
In 2013, I was wheeled into the operating room and greeted by the usual crew: nurses, surgeons, anesthesiologist, all gowned, gloved, goggled and masked beyond recognition. After 13 surgeries (or was it 15?), I knew the drill. But this time there was someone new: a burly man with dark hair crisply parted and plastered to his head. His hands were beefy, his physique muscular. He wore a black, rubber apron that hung all the way to his shins.
How do you find hope when you have none? You don’t.
Being a working parent has only become more stressful during the COVID pandemic. What is mindfulness and how can it help your parenting skills? Informational tips and exercises to improve mindfulness.
Being a working parent has only become more stressful during the COVID pandemic. What is mindfulness and how can it help your parenting skills? Informational tips and exercises to improve mindfulness.
Every decision became both morally significant and physically vital, and I was exhausted. I felt like I was making God-level decisions without the omnipotence or omniscience of God.
