Blessings

What are the blessings in your life? Have you ever stopped to think about that?  I am a lucky lady. I have had and continue to have many blessings in my life.  I have a great little family, I have a wonderful job, a nice place to live, great friends near and far and good health.  The list a lot longer.  I could sit here all night and still probably not be done.  As a young girl I never understood what blessings were.  It wasn't until I was much older that I figured it out.  I lived much of my life in a fog.  When I look back, it makes me cringe.  I don't know how I could have been so blind to all the gifts that I was being given.  Even the ones that I would rather have not accepted like getting fired from a job and being seriously ill when my daughter was a baby,  are two that come immediately to mind.  They were indeed blessings.  I just didn't know it at the time.
     Most Americans live a life of abundance and they don't even realize it.  To me that's a little bit sad, so I'm going to turn that around and say, it doesn't have to be that way.  Open your heart.  That's right - open your heart.  That's where I believe it all starts.  I think that's where our deep down beliefs and feelings reside.  That's where our blessings hide sometimes.  They are tucked away until just the right time.  Then when we are willing to be open to them they come out and change our lives.  Even the ones we don't necessarily want.  When I was a new mother I became seriously ill.  I loved being Kaysie's  mother, and deep down I wanted to get better.  Love was the blessing.  My love for my daughter was what got me through that awful scary time.  All I had to do was think of her and it kept me going.  I made it to the other side and we are going strong as a family.  I am doing everything I can to stay healthy and be the best mom I can be.
     What are the blessings that have been revealed to you?  Do you know?  Could there be some tucked away just waiting for the chance to pop out and change your life? Now would be the perfect time to seek them out.  Write them down on index cards and lay them out on the living room floor.  I bet you would be surprised what comes to your mind.  You might be living a totally abundant life and not even realize it.  After you see what is out in front of you give thanks for all of those things.  I think when we look at what we have we feel really lucky.  I know I do.  Cheers!