Anne Kertz Kernion shares how to build community through empathy, kindness and compassion.
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The Rev. Angela Ford Nelson is an ordained elder in the UMC, a spiritual director, and a supervisor with the Graduate Certificate in Spiritual Direction program at Saint John's SOT/Sem. In this video she offers heartfelt encouragement to listeners as they follow the Spirit into experiences of mutual blessing. Her insights reflect perspectives as a business person, a pastor, and a person of steady prayer.
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Thank you! A simple response to one’s generosity. How many ordinary gifts do your receive in a day? Somebody offers a “Have a great day?”. A surprise visitor stops by and says, “Here are some cookies, I made a few extra so you could have a treat”., Or someone simply, clears the dinner table. All of these prompt a thank you. In addition to being a good social skill, gratitude helps us become more resistant to stressors. Anne Kertz Kernion will share research that indicates gratitude helps us become more resistant to stressors. If we have a grateful outlook, then we’ll recover more quickly from difficult life events, and we’ll lessen our anxiety. Anne will guide the listener in practices of gratitude.
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