A Good Life, or a Full One?

October 11th, 2009

It’s been a week since my birthday. What was it like? Let’s see, I’ve had 1 cake (a symbol of being a year older), 2 presents (a sign that I am really getting old), and 3 angpows (a sign that negates the other). As for greetings, I have had…

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10 pre-birthday greetings

65 FB greetings, including 2 cards, 2 cakes, 2 gifts and a bouquet of flowers – from people of FIVE different countries!

19 late greetings

15 SMS greetings

5 MSN/gtalk greetings from THREE different countries

4 phone calls from THREE different countries

3 online greeting cards

3 electronic/automated greetings, from companies I get services from

3 actual birthday serenades (singing la)

2 snail mail birthday cards, also from companies I get services from

1 email greeting (emails aren’t so very “in” nowadays, huh?)

….and countless, countless facetalk greetings!

Yup, this birthday is exciting because it really fed my LOA-ness. To the hilt! lol.

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So you’re probably asking what’s next, right? Well, there are just sooooo many things on my Next List that I don’t know where to begin. Suffice to say that I am way grateful to God for giving me this life, and am honored that there is more, much more, to come. So I guess that’s what I’m going to start the rest of my year with – being grateful. Not just for a Good Life, but for a FULL One.

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Anyway, having decided on that last night, it was certainly a pleasant coincidence to have “gratitude” spelled out so clearly for me while I was in church today. Here’s what I heard (I hope it’s copied correctly):

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Count your blessings, and not your messes

Count your gains, and not your losses

Count your joys, and not your woes

Count your friends, and not your foes

Count your smiles and not your tears

Count your courage,and not your fears

Count your full years, and not your lean

Count your kind deeds, and not your mean

Count your health, and not your wealth

Count on your God, and not on yourself

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Is life Good? Well, I’d say it only is when it is Full!

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