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Focus On Your Blessings

Submitted by Pravs J on Tuesday, 25 August 200914 Comments

Focus On Your Blessings
Joan and Natty were two young mothers who lived across the street from each other. From their living room windows, each woman was able to observe the activities of the other woman’s family.

One day, Joan confessed that she’d been watching what went on in Natty’s front garden and that she envied her. I don’t know what you mean, Natty said with puzzled look on her face.

Well, I often see your husband out in the front mowing your lawn, and I wish my husband would do the same thing, Joan said. Your garden is beautiful!

Natty laughed and then made her confession. I have been doing the same thing, Joan, she said. I watch your husband in your front garden - and I have envied you! Joan shook her head with disbelied. What on earth do you mean She asked.

Natty replied, I see your husband playing ball with your toddler so nicely. How I wish Keith, my husband, would do the same thing! He never wants our boys in the way when he mows. Be honest Joan. Would you rather have your husband play with your son than have a well-manicured lawn?

I had not thought of that before, but your right Natty. I may have tall grass, but Eric, my husband is right about playing with little Johnny, Joan concluded.

Very often we are blind to our own blessings that are so obvious to others. Let us cultivate the habit of concentrating on our several blessings rather than brooding over what we perceive as curses.

14 Comments »

  • Elegant Chic said:

    Awwww :)

    - 25 August 2009 at 6:03 pm
  • richzter said:

    a very sweet and true theme..loved it to the core.. !!…keep it up ..

    - 26 August 2009 at 11:28 am
  • Mrityunjai Singh said:

    Too Touchy.

    - 26 August 2009 at 1:34 pm
  • Subho said:

    Reminds me of the song “Count your blessings”…

    - 26 August 2009 at 2:55 pm
  • bat said:

    Thank you.

    - 26 August 2009 at 11:33 pm
  • Maria said:

    it reminds of the assembly hymn we use to sing at school….

    count your blessing name them one by one, count your blessing see what the lord has done…. :-)

    - 27 August 2009 at 3:03 am
  • Milna said:

    very true! need reminders with short stories of these sort coz v take our lives for granted!

    as the saying goes…The Grass Is Always Greener on the Other Side of the Fence:o)

    - 27 August 2009 at 5:16 am
  • SAMANNAZ said:

    thank you

    - 27 August 2009 at 6:37 am
  • Hamid said:

    Excellent

    - 27 August 2009 at 7:11 am
  • Janvi said:

    For me it is an eye opener. Very nice one.

    - 28 August 2009 at 9:04 pm
  • takahibe said:

    this is very inspiring,.,,we rather look deep into ourself but to look at others first. Thanks GOd,, u are alwez blessing us with something special. ^_^

    - 28 August 2009 at 11:33 pm
  • Indu said:

    Very True…Good One…Eye opener….Thanks!

    - 5 September 2009 at 9:54 am
  • Roger said:

    it’s make me know don’t always think you don’t have happy if you have careful observation you will find happy are surround you

    - 30 October 2009 at 4:47 am
  • Grace said:

    Very much true and inspirational, it happens in everybody’s life we forget what we have and always shows very much curiosity in seeing what others have and do.

    Thanks for posting this….. keep it on and on and on……..

    Grace

    - 4 November 2009 at 5:20 am

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