Sunday, February 21, 2010

Living a Blessed Life

I think it is only appropriate that during Lent I find myself reflecting often on all the beautiful gifts in my life. Although not without its ups and downs, my life of late has been truly magical, and I am literally living the life of my dreams. There may be others out there more successful, more powerful, more wealthy, more attractive, whatever, but there is surely no one as lucky, as happy and as loved as I am.

Taking the time to count blessings makes me see exactly how many I have and how far better they are than any of the little inconveniences that do fall into my life on occasion. Yes, work is sometimes challenging, even downright frustrating, but I really, really love my job. Of course my family can occasionally do things that annoy me or make me wonder how we can possibly be related, but my family is amazing, every one of them an integral piece of the beauty of my life.

Thank you, God, Allah, Yaweh, or Supreme Being of whatever name you may prefer, for choosing to bless me with so much, and help remember to be truly grateful for my blessings and every mindful of how lucky I am.