I was going to complain about all the things crowding my life. But I hate to complain. Wait. That isn’t true. I enjoy complaining but I have been trying for years–okay decades. And if I was to live as long as Methuselah, I would say centuries, to learn to count my blessings. Because I believe we daily face the choice whether to dwell on the negative or accent the positive. Truly, dwelling on the negative makes us unhappy inside and the kind of people others don’t enjoy being around. Focusing on the positive fills our lives with joy.
So here are a few of the things that are good in my life. I have not posted pictures of family, grandchildren or friends because I do not have their permission, but they are at the top of my list.

This is only a few of the many things that bless my life. I’d rather enjoy them then dwell on the things that I don’t enjoy.
This song helps me remember what I need to focus on.
When upon life’s billows you are tempest-tossed,
When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost,
Count your many blessings, name them one by one,
And it will surprise you what the Lord has done.
Refrain:
Count your blessings, name them one by one,
Count your blessings, see what God has done!
Count your blessings, name them one by one,
*Count your many blessings, see what God has done.