{"id":8505,"date":"2020-11-29T10:45:17","date_gmt":"2020-11-29T15:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.danielharper.org\/yauu\/?p=8505"},"modified":"2023-02-09T22:34:42","modified_gmt":"2023-02-10T03:34:42","slug":"possum-still-feels-stressed-conclusion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.danielharper.org\/yauu\/2020\/11\/possum-still-feels-stressed-conclusion\/","title":{"rendered":"Possum still feels stressed, conclusion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In the final installment of this series, Possum feels better — as does Mr. Bear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sharpie: Possum, last week I told you about a new way to do prayer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Possum: Yeah, you showed me a kind of prayer where you think about the people you love. I tried it every night this week, just before I went to sleep, and it was really good. I like thinking about the people I love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sharpie: That’s great!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Possum: Yeah. I feel good about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sharpie: I’ve noticed that you also started coming to dinner on time for our family chalice lighting. And that you now stick around for most of our congregation’s online worship service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Possum: Yeah. It seems like now that I have a spiritual practice that works for me, I don’t get so bored with the family chalice lighting, and going to worship services. But I’m a little worried. Because what happens if I get stuck again?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr. Bear: That’s my problem. I’ve been doing silent meditation since last summer, and I like it a lot. But it hasn’t been going very well recently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sharpie: Maybe that’s because you’re worried about Ms. Bear?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr. Bear: Mm. partly. Ms. Bear has to travel a lot for her job, and because of the pandemic I’m worried about that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sharpie: When you’re worried about someone you love, it makes everything harder, doesn’t it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr. Bear: Yes, it does. But that’s also the time when you need your spiritual practice more than ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sharpie: That’s partly why I attend our congregation’s worship services. I find it helps to be part of a community who care, and who share my values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Possum: I get it! I thought I didn’t like worship services because they’re boring. But our worship service is really about being with other people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr. Bear: That’s true. Plus, after I attend our worship services, I get a boost for my sitting meditation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Possum: And listening to Caring and Sharing is going to help me do prayers for the people I love!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sharpie: That’s what religion is really all about — helping people connect with each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr. Bear: And connecting with something bigger than us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Possum: Plus, it makes me feel less stressed!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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