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Recognizing Our Healthcare Heroes

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As the world continues to battle COVID-19 and contain its spread, there are two stories playing  out before our eyes. On one hand, we can choose to see negativity – a strained healthcare system, an uncertain economic outlook, and anxiety over when our lives will return to normal, if ever. It’s easy to dwell in this negativity. It’s all around us.

But there’s another more important story that will bring the world together and carry us through this crisis – and that is gratitude. We’re seeing an outpouring of appreciation and goodwill for healthcare heroes on the front lines against COVID-19. For putting the health of others above all else. For providing care and compassion in these unprecedented times. For being a light in the face of uncertainty.

“In the face of brokenness, gratitude has the power to heal,” writes Dr. Robert Emmons, professor of psychology at University of California, Davis. “In the face of despair, gratitude has the power to bring hope.”

Thank you, healthcare

Like many companies today, Workhuman® employees are working remotely while the true heroes go into work every day, putting their lives at risk. Because we’ve been in the “thank you” business for more than 20 years, we want to do our part in instilling greater positivity across the world. We want hospitals and healthcare workers to feel the gratitude and let it fuel their herculean efforts.

Thank You Healthcare is a free website we created that maps the flow of gratitude for the healthcare industry around the globe. The site curates and collects gratitude so visitors can connect with the worldwide community of people saying “Thank You” and recognize all that’s good in the world.

We’ve seen firsthand how gratitude has the power to build lasting connections between people, satisfying the deeply ingrained need for attachment and belonging. That emotional connection is needed now more than ever – at a time when many are feeling the weight of isolation and stress.

Our hope is that this unified feed of goodwill can bring the world together and show a more positive view on this crisis. I invite you join us in choosing gratitude. Simply visit Thank You Healthcare, share your thanks, and remind our healthcare heroes just how much the world appreciates them.

In the face of so much negativity and adversity, publicly sharing gratitude and appreciation for all that’s good in the world will carry us through this crisis and make us stronger together.

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