On day five, I think about being grateful. To actually feel gratitude towards the great things or blessings that are in your life or were in your life. It is something that I think that a lot of people skip by this part because it is easier to give life to the negative things that have happened to you than be thankful or even grateful towards the positive.
One thing I am known for, and it has followed me around since I was small, is to always see or find a positive in bad situations. Somehow when you do this, find the positive, it makes the 'problems' seem not as urgent. Giving power to negative or bad situations by encouraging the negativity to continue gives it life. When this negative life is born it causes chaos and assumptions which will hurt more people in the end. It is easy to feed the beast of negativity. It takes courage to stand up to it and say 'okay, this is not a great situation, but lets be happy that, first of all we know about it, second of all, we now can work up some strategies to find a solution.'
One of my favourite sayings of the present day is "You've got this!" It is such an empowering statement. It encourages people to do things that they feel they have to do. It is a pat on the back. I love it!
I don't know if you have ever seen the movie 'White Christmas', but there is a song in this movie call 'Count My Blessings', sung beautifully by Bing Crosby. The lyrics are quite poetic and sweet. It is a song of being grateful and going to sleep being just that, grateful.
Count My Blessings
When I'm worried and I can't sleep
I count my blessings instead of sheep
And I fall asleep counting my blessings
When my bankroll is getting small
I think of when I had none at all
And I fall asleep counting my blessings
I think about a nursery and I picture curly heads
And one by one I count them as they slumber in their beds
So if you're worried and you can't sleep
Count your blessings instead of sheep
And you'll fall asleep counting your blessings
I could name a thousand things that I am thankful for everyday. I think that this is one great way of keeping balanced and happy. It has been a long road, and I wouldn't change one little step. I don't have any regrets, I only have a few missed opportunities, that weren't really missed. You see you can look back and rearrange your life to perfection with all of the 'what ifs', but by changing and rearranging your past life you would change who you are at this moment. So let the past be the past, and keep it as a blessing; look where you are now, a little older and a lot more wiser. Use you negative memories and admire them. Remember you made it through them, you are no longer there, those are just memories. Be amazed at who you are now. Be happy with all you have done. Be present in your days. You will find your road to happiness.
One thing I am known for, and it has followed me around since I was small, is to always see or find a positive in bad situations. Somehow when you do this, find the positive, it makes the 'problems' seem not as urgent. Giving power to negative or bad situations by encouraging the negativity to continue gives it life. When this negative life is born it causes chaos and assumptions which will hurt more people in the end. It is easy to feed the beast of negativity. It takes courage to stand up to it and say 'okay, this is not a great situation, but lets be happy that, first of all we know about it, second of all, we now can work up some strategies to find a solution.'
One of my favourite sayings of the present day is "You've got this!" It is such an empowering statement. It encourages people to do things that they feel they have to do. It is a pat on the back. I love it!
I don't know if you have ever seen the movie 'White Christmas', but there is a song in this movie call 'Count My Blessings', sung beautifully by Bing Crosby. The lyrics are quite poetic and sweet. It is a song of being grateful and going to sleep being just that, grateful.
Count My Blessings
When I'm worried and I can't sleep
I count my blessings instead of sheep
And I fall asleep counting my blessings
When my bankroll is getting small
I think of when I had none at all
And I fall asleep counting my blessings
I think about a nursery and I picture curly heads
And one by one I count them as they slumber in their beds
So if you're worried and you can't sleep
Count your blessings instead of sheep
And you'll fall asleep counting your blessings
I could name a thousand things that I am thankful for everyday. I think that this is one great way of keeping balanced and happy. It has been a long road, and I wouldn't change one little step. I don't have any regrets, I only have a few missed opportunities, that weren't really missed. You see you can look back and rearrange your life to perfection with all of the 'what ifs', but by changing and rearranging your past life you would change who you are at this moment. So let the past be the past, and keep it as a blessing; look where you are now, a little older and a lot more wiser. Use you negative memories and admire them. Remember you made it through them, you are no longer there, those are just memories. Be amazed at who you are now. Be happy with all you have done. Be present in your days. You will find your road to happiness.
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