Women Rock Magazine - Spring 2021

Page 13

Finding Gratitude in a Pandemic Article by:Carole Blackburn Gratitude in a Pandemic It can be difficult to imagine a hopeful

The unknowns and the what-ifs of our

future in the eye of the pandemic

current state are often unanswered or

storm. From the information we hear

skewed

in the media to the conversations that

opinions. There is a lot we do not have

are

control

happening

in

our

homes,

the

by over

interpretations right

now,

and

and that

biggest questions we ask ourselves

feeling of helplessness at times can be

come from a place of fear.

tiring.

We Still Have to Live Life

We hear and use terms like COVID

How can we overcome this? Will life

fatigue, and ZOOM fatigue which is

ever be the same as it was? How much

very real. We know that our mental

more of this can I handle?! It’s hard to avoid

these

(and

many)

valid

questions. We think about them even

health is carrying the burden we have. There

is

a

global

sense

that

our

collective energy is low.

when we are not aware of them.

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