Rule #2 "Count Your Blessings"
This is the second of 30 post about my journey to a more optimistic me. The pessimistic me has pointed out that at this rate I will never make it to 30. However, I am no longer listening to the pessimistic me so I will get there when I get there.
All though I have to admit that the pessimistic me is very loud!
As I was thinking about ways to be more optimistic I had a Homer Simpson "D'Oh" moment. "Count your blessings."
One of my favorite Church hymns is "Count Your Blessings."
It is one of those great hymns that makes you want to stand up and sing loud. Ironically, even as I have sang the words I didn't pay attention to the message.
"Count your many blessings, name them one by one
Count your blessings, see what God hath done.'
When I participated in the 100 mile bike ride I spent many miles repeating in my head all of my blessings. Whenever the ride started to get hard I would just remind myself how blessed I was. I would list as many of my blessings as I could think of. Before long I would forget what I was doing was hard. Instead I was just filled with the feeling of Joy.
It was amazing.
A truly awesome experience.
That I promptly forgot.....
Counting your blessings is such a simple way to have Joy. Yet, in true Krissi fashion I want to make it hard maybe even impossible.
So number two on the list is "Count your Blessings."
Have a great night,
Krissi
This is the second of 30 post about my journey to a more optimistic me. The pessimistic me has pointed out that at this rate I will never make it to 30. However, I am no longer listening to the pessimistic me so I will get there when I get there.
All though I have to admit that the pessimistic me is very loud!
As I was thinking about ways to be more optimistic I had a Homer Simpson "D'Oh" moment. "Count your blessings."
One of my favorite Church hymns is "Count Your Blessings."
It is one of those great hymns that makes you want to stand up and sing loud. Ironically, even as I have sang the words I didn't pay attention to the message.
"Count your many blessings, name them one by one
Count your blessings, see what God hath done.'
When I participated in the 100 mile bike ride I spent many miles repeating in my head all of my blessings. Whenever the ride started to get hard I would just remind myself how blessed I was. I would list as many of my blessings as I could think of. Before long I would forget what I was doing was hard. Instead I was just filled with the feeling of Joy.
It was amazing.
A truly awesome experience.
That I promptly forgot.....
Counting your blessings is such a simple way to have Joy. Yet, in true Krissi fashion I want to make it hard maybe even impossible.
So number two on the list is "Count your Blessings."
Have a great night,
Krissi
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