The fourth blessing of bentching (Grace After Meals) is "Hatov V'hamaitiv", ("The One Who is Good and Does Good").
The Rabbis added this blessing to bentching years after the failure of Bar Kochba's rebellion against the Romans, when the Jews were finally allowed to enter the city of Beitar and bury our dead. This was a moment of revisiting the bloody end of dreams of independence and safety. Instituting a blessing praising G-d for His goodness and care isn't necessarily the intuitive response.
It's hard, but it helps.
Also, it rained today. And that helps, too.
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