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A Virtues Moment

4/27/2020

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Virtues in the Time of Corona

Linda Kavelin Popoov
Linda Kavelin-Popov, co-founder of The Virtues Project™, author, international speaker, and psychotherapist, has generously given me permission to share her latest blog:
 
No one in our lifetime has ever experienced a pandemic with such widespread global impact on health, finances, and a sense of uncertainty about the future. It’s natural to feel scared and anxious, when we have no idea how long it will last or the toll it will take. How do we guard against panic, or losing our footing entirely? Some folks say faith will get us through. Honestly speaking, we also need to guard against the spiritual bypass of our God-given feelings. It doesn’t help anyone who is in tears, or is vulnerable enough to share their fears, to be told, “Just have faith.” Only when we face our feelings with honesty and compassion can we access the true power of our virtues — those inner strengths that reflect the Divine qualities of love, trust, peace, self-discipline, resilience, patience and even joy. Author, James Baldwin said, “Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced.”
 
How do we face this pandemic and maintain hope when panic is knocking loudly at the door? How do we hold on and ride the waves of change? Certainly not by suppressing our feelings. Here is a way to honor our feelings without allowing them to control us, a way to heal while living in the light of faith and hope. Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures. Here are some thoughts on how virtues offer CPR for the soul.

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A Virtues Moment: Generosity

4/2/2020

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Generosity

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What better time than now to use the virtue of Generosity!  There is no doubt we are facing a very difficult time.  We are also seeing story after story of overwhelming kindness, caring, generosity, thoughtfulness, hope and unity. 
 
We are called to be generous in our caring and kindness for other people, even those whose ideas are very different from ours.  There is no longer we and they, there is only us.  All of us are connected in our humanity.  Our generosity of spirit includes empathy for those who are afraid, ill or lonely.  (which is all of us!)
 
There are so many ways we can demonstrate generosity, now that are lives have slowed down.  We can call that friend we've been meaning to touch base with.  We can write that card and mail it.  We can offer our listening ear so someone can empty their cup.  
 
We can show our gratitude to those who are serving humanity: health care professionals and everyone involved in health care, delivery drivers, grocery and pharmacy employees and managers, garbage truck companies and drivers, teachers and educators, caring strangers who offer to do things for us that we can't do ourselves, the people who make our lives easier every day.
 
How can you be generous today?
 
Who has been generous to you during this crisis?
 
Wonderful examples of Generosity:



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