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May 15, 2008
Jonathan Sach's 'Counting your Blessings'
1. Give thanks: feel gratitude for what you have, not impatience for what you don't have.
2. Praise: show your appreciation for what someone has done; you will make their day.
3. Spend time with your family and or close friends. These relationships are special; if distance is a problem do it by phone.
4. Discover meaning: every so often ask how best to use your gifts; life will have a fuller meaning as a result.
5. Live your values: establish habits that express your ideals, so you live your beliefs.
6. Forgive: Life is too short to bear a grudge or to seek revenge. Let it go and move on.
7. Keep learning: there is always something to learn or to be interested in and that helps to keep us young in mind.
8. Learn to listen: this can be difficult! It is a great gift to give to someone; it shows we are taking them seriously and not rushing to make our own point.
9. Create moments of silence in the soul: enjoy the joy of just being, incorporate this into your quiet time if it is not there already.
10. Transform suffering: those who have survived a tragedy and are stronger by result did not ask 'Who did this to me?' Instead they asked 'What does this allow me to do that I could not have done before' and so become agents of hope.
Posted by Paul Northup at May 15, 2008 11:26 AM