Fred Rogers once said that when scary or tragic things happen, his mother would tell him:  “Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.”  When we “look for the helpers,” we are not denying that something hard or frightening is happening.  We are shifting our gaze — if only slightly — to notice what is also true: that even in darkness, there are lights.   Healing is more than gratitude, but it often begins there.  Gratitude can reclaim attention from despair.  To look for the helpers is to look for the living pulse of human kindness.