Count Those Blessings

Count Those Blessings
By Catheirne Pulsifer, © 2009

Not only at Christmas but throughout the year we all need to stop and count our blessings.

There are challenging times in our lives, there are dark times, there may be times when you feel hopeless, and there are always happy times.

During all of those times we should stop and take a moment to count our blessings. If it is a difficult time you will find by reflecting on the blessings you do have will help your attitude in dealing with the situation you are in.

Many times our own attitude will determine how we see our world. When we are in a happy time we see the world very differently than if we are in a more challenging time. The secret is to always count your blessings; it truly does make life easier.

This past year has been a challenging one for our family - we have seen challenging times, we had some very dark times and hopeless times, and of course we have had happy times. But no matter what was happening I always counted my blessings and looked for the good in the situation. And as difficult as it was in some situations there was good. I can think of a couple of occasions where it was very difficult to even think that there was any good, but it was there.

My 2009 Christmas wish to you is:

may you see and be thankful for all the blessings you have
and may many more come your way.
And may you experience the blessing that life has to offer
when you find the good in every situation.