In church we talked about trials, and about blessings. One girl said something that made me really think about my life. She said that when we have a bad day it is simply because we are focusing on all of the negative things that happen that day. When our day starts off with getting a bad grade on a test, or walking to school in the rain we then focus on all the negative things that happen after that. We feel like the world is out to get us. The hard thing to do is to focus on all of the many ways that we are blessed.
I have been trying to focus on my blessings these last couple of weeks, and I truly feel... Blessed. I can’t think of any other way to put it. It is like all of the sudden I am recognizing all of the many ways that Heavenly Father has blessed my life.
I live in Hawaii.
I go to an amazing University.
I have the wonderful opportunity to attend college to further my education.
I have a wonderful family who supports me no matter what.
I may have allergies, but I am not confined to my house. I can still do things, and have friends, and I can still eat good food.
I have legs, and with them I can walk to school each day.
I live on the beach.
I have amazing friends.
I get to learn and grow through their experiences.
I am fairly healthy, and even when I am sick I am not bed-ridden, or confined to a hospital.
I am not poor.
I have food to eat, and I don't starve.
I have never been on my death bed.
I have never been homeless.
I have a computer and a phone.
I can speak, and hear, and smell, and taste, and feel.
I get to talk to my wonderful family every Sunday.
I get to go to church and learn about My Savior every Sunday.
I can read.
I can pray to my Father in Heaven.
I can receive answers to my prayers.
I could go on and on about all of the blessings in my life, and I am so grateful for them.
I know that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is true. I know that my Father in Heaven loves me. I know that Christ died for me, and that through the power of his atonement, I can return to live with my Father in Heaven again someday. I am so grateful for all of my many blessings, and for the joy that the gospel brings me. :)
The next time you are feeling down, write down all of the things you are grateful for, and all of the many ways that Heavenly Father blesses you. I promise it will make you feel so much better. :)
Southern Belle in Paradise
