Comments on: When it is hard to #GiveThanks (or to hear others express it) https://womenseekingchrist.org/2020/11/23/when-it-is-hard-to-givethanks-or-to-hear-others-express-it/ Who We Are, What We Believe, How We Live -- Glimpses into Latter-day Saint Life Mon, 07 Dec 2020 14:25:05 +0000 hourly 1 By: mormonwomen https://womenseekingchrist.org/2020/11/23/when-it-is-hard-to-givethanks-or-to-hear-others-express-it/comment-page-1/#comment-890837 Wed, 25 Nov 2020 07:12:37 +0000 https://womenseekingchrist.org/?p=15704#comment-890837 In reply to Rozy.

I think most of us struggle with this at times. Life can be hard! And sometimes our bodies are responding in self-protect mode (limbic system survival…a part of our natural-man makeup). Gratitude is one of the things that helps invite me out of my natural-(wo)man, acted-upon state. But it’s not *natural* for most of us to have that be our go-to. I think that is one reason gratitude is a commandment…because God knows it isn’t natural.

And thanks for the Mary Ellen Edmunds recommendation. She is a treasure. I had the blessing of sitting at her feet for nearly 8 weeks every Sunday in the Missionary Training Center back in the day when she taught the Sister’s meeting (so it was not quite that close — it was in an auditorium filled with hundreds of missionaries, but I felt like she was ministering to my soul personally each week.)

Grateful for your participation here, Rozy. <3

]]> By: Rozy https://womenseekingchrist.org/2020/11/23/when-it-is-hard-to-givethanks-or-to-hear-others-express-it/comment-page-1/#comment-890827 Wed, 25 Nov 2020 01:45:01 +0000 https://womenseekingchrist.org/?p=15704#comment-890827 You are not the only one to have felt that sting of lemon juice on an open wound. And yes, gratitude helps steer the mind and and heart toward the Master Healer. Some days it’s all I can do to be grateful for running hot and cold water, flushing toilets, and such. When I look around at my shabby house and begin to feel sorry for myself I remind me that the pioneers would have considered it a palace! Mary Ellen Edmunds gave a great talk called something like Gratitude: the theory of relativity. I love listening to her musings on the subject. Thanks for sharing your perspectives.

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