Do you count your blessings?

I always do.Life seems so crazy and hectic these days, and we often forget to slow down and count our blessings. My hope is that you take a deep breath, brew a cup of tea, relax, and enjoy our blessings. Often blessings come in small ways and those are the ones most often overlooked. Rather than dwelling on negative issues that surround us, we have to sit down and reflect on the good that surrounds us. We will see that we are truly blessed.

Hi deepak, always! I think that is why I've survived so far. :) And one my blessings is having people like you in my life. :) Thanks for being there. :) Have a nice day. :)

Yes Deepak. No doubt I had lot of problems and responsibilities before marriage, God has shown good path to me always. He got me married to a good person who did not object to help my father for my sister's marriage. I had terrible mother-in-law problem. After four years that was also solved in some way. God made her realise her mistake and she asked me to forgive her. Though the suffered days cannot be changed, have some consolation that she realised her mistake. For all the sufferings, now my life is comfortable. All these are blessings of God. I always prostrate before elders, even now. May be the blessings of everyone helped me during my stressful days.

I should be thankful for what I am now knowing that they are people who are worse of than me in many parts of the world. I am blessed to have a good family, meals on my table and a roof over my head. Plus of course the free supply of air am breathing in everyday. Problems are but thrills in life without which life would be boring and meaningless. We only come to a trouble free life when we rest in peace. We are not here for that long period so I/we should be thankful for the present and welcome the future in what ever role in plays in our earthly existence.

Hi Deepak, In general my life is happy and going on well with the blessings of Almighty. But to be very honest if there is some problem then I can't think about the positive side in the past and counting my blessings. It may take much time to do the same and by that time my problem may be solved. Do you agree with me? If we are in tension and finding a solution that time can you think about the blessings, if yes, you are really lucky and a blessed person. I too try to think positive but it may take time to change my mind and start thinking in a positive way. In nutshell my nature is bit nervous.

Whenever I get the feeling life has been unfair to me I remind myself of the following lyrics that were taught to us when we were in school: COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS" When upon life's bellows you are tempest tossed, when you feel discouraged thinking all is lost, count your blessings, name them one by one and it will surprise you what the Lord has done. Are you ever burdened with a load of care? Does the cross seem heavy you are called to bear? Count your blessings every doubt will fly and you wil keep singing as the days go by. When you look at others with their land and gold,Think that God has promised you his wealth untold.Count your many blessings wealth can never buy, your reward in heaven nor your place on high. So amid the conflict whether great or small, Do not be discouraged, God is overall,Count your blessings,Angels will attend, help and comfort you to your journey's end.

I'm thankful for all the blessings and things that i have recieved Deepak. And moreso as you say when things don't seem to be going my way. I tend to look back. pause, look around, think of the those who do not have, how things can be far worse and express a silent not of gratitude.

i do not think i ever coint my blessings but there are times when i force myself to think of all the positive things that has happened in my life especially i hum that song COUNT YOUE BLESSINGS and it sure does a great work of lifting my spirits.

That's exactly what I do when I am facing a hurdle. i think of all the things good in my life and it helps me to face things that may not be so great. I think that it's nice to reflect on the things that we have been blesssed with on a regular basis.

You are right Deepak. When the mind is sad about one thing, it tends toward remembering other things of sadness. So yes, each day I do count my blessings, and it works the same way as being negative, but in the opposite direction. When I think of one or two blessings that occured in a day, this leads me to remember or recognize more and more of them. Karen

Hi deepak I do not count my blessings. If anything worst happens to me I simply sit calmly and just try to recollect the incident and find out where exactly the fault lies and if possible try to rectify it. If fate plays a cruel game then we can not help except to accept what is in store. i strongly believe that, when somebody's curse would not work on us, equally somebody's blessings also do not have any effect. Only if they are too pleased with us they will shower all blessings. The same people, if annoyed with us equally shower all sort of worst curses too.

Hi DPK, Yes. i always count my blessings everyday. in the morning i already affirmed the new life and beauty of the morning, me for still breathing, for still having work, food, resources to live and of course my family as my life. in the evening i look back at what happened the whole day and thank god for all the little accomplishments that i've done. so many things to count and be thankful for. a day is not enough to count and list them all. mylot and you mylot friends are part of my blessings!

hi deepak, always, god will bless me every time, i just always think about positive only. and try to solve that..don't feel upset, just think positive, see, you will be happy without any worries..thankyou, have a good day.

Hi Dpk, Count blessings...! its uncountable. Every second, every minutes, every moment God is with me thats why till today m living on this earth.....so i think this is called the blessings for me. Without God anytime BAD things can occur so i felt that everyday he bless us. Well, there are moment which i'm really down and sad, thinking that i'm not lucky in anything. I tnink this is the human nature thinking NEGATIVE but yaah inorder to avoid or come from these everyday i need to pray God so that i would lead a better life. I think it depends on our way of thinking, If we think good.....things come out good. I have expirience of blessing in so many ways. Say if i'm not able to face the problem i pray to God and i did. If i'm not well i pray and it does. If i pray for my exam result it does, so i think the more i pray then i get blessing. I have expireince of the blessing but so many so don't remember.

This will sound familiar.I'm so blessed to have my best friend. I feel his support all the time and it helps me through the tough times.But I'm also blessed with great timing.I can't count the times I was in the right place at the right time.

I count my many blessings every day of the week. Yes, there are alot of bad things that happen in my life and there are alot of sad times here too. I am so happy for the things that do go right and the things I do have also.

I had a supervisor in years past who was not very nice to me or anyone for that matter. She never says good morning, afternoon or anything. I serves as her Secretary for almost two years and it was one of the most depressing times of my life. I complained so bitterly and could not take it anymoreI reported her to the Head. Of course this did me no justice but I persevered. I was eventually sent to another department to work and it was the same thing. I began to look at myself and to see the lessons I needed to learn to move from tha stage. My solution: I rearranged the offices, implemented a filing system to check in all incoming and outgoing files and correspondence; prepare files for her meetings. When it came to my time to leave she was really sorry and asjked for me to return. Shortly after that I got thre promotions in a row and giving God thanks for everything. Until I had learned to adjust my behaviour and thought life to to God's plan nothign would have worked and during this all although it was hard I learnt to tell him thanks for all things both good and bad and encourage my young people by my testimony and my life style. Becaue after all this is all they have to give them guidelines and I cannot be a good leader if I had not first past the test to give the testimony. My encouragement to you all is dont give up and do not give in to the enemy. find out from the Lord and His word where you are goign wrong and make the adjustment and if you are not going wrong just paitiently wait and murmur not and God will come through for you. He came through for me in most trying times and he will for you. I also remember that I had fallen into some problems with the payment of my rent and I owed four months rent and the salary I was earning could not cover it at the time. You know what GOd did? He gave me a promotion that I could pay off the landlord and all debts owed. TO God be the glory and I just love Him for He is my source, my friend and God, Trust Him he will see you through. Another thing too we must remember that the principles God set down are valid and true for our everyday life and until these become your daily life style it will be hard to get the victory. Not preaching here but this is really dear to my heart and I beleive that we all need to live what we beleive so that others can be drawn by God's spirit to become apart of the Kingdom. God bless you all and sorry for taking so long to return.

Sure, you have to. I even recount so it looks like I have more.

I usually try to remind myself of the many blessings in my life, first of all my health and secondly my child, my husband and my animals. When I stop I really think about it, if I have them, I really do have everything because anything else just will not matter as much as my well being and the living, loving breathing creatures that enrich my life every single day! It is important to count one’s blessings because it is so easy to forget and take all the good things for granted. I think we should all try and make it a habit before going to sleep every night to be thankful for all the good things in our day; no matter how bad we think it may have been, if we look we will find some good somewhere.

Hello my friend dpk262006 Ji Well, while we ( + hubby)are in distress, we do not thik aboutblessigs, but compare with down trodden , who might be still with more distress. I am suffering with RA since 15 yrs. Once when we were to reach to Doctor, my hubby pointed out at another lady whose condition was worse tahn me, and She had to be supported by her husband and son, I was walking alone. One may get one's meal without salad and feelbad, but same may feelmchbetter, if same thinks about people not getting anything to eat. So we look down. This way, I remove my distress. Wishing you a very happy Chrismas and New Year-2010. May God bless You and have a great time.