In a conscious effort to get over an idle/evil hiatus, I have decided to write down the 50 things I am grateful for in life
When its 50 you really need to dig deep to get there, so there are quite a few, which might be, too obvious.
But the obvious things we take for granted are the exact ones, we need to be grateful for ( I guess.)
Counting my blessings (Masha Allah*)
1. I have never had a dearth of money, or clothes or food. In fact I had lots of it, always
2. I have a complete family. Father, mother and an elder brother. Ideal, normal and complete
3. I had a great scar-free childhood, which was as perfect as it could get in the real world
4. I was born an intelligent child, who was disciplined and focused by the time I was 4 years old (Don’t ask me how)
5. I was born in a safe, peaceful , democratic country and still live in one.
6. I am 100% healthy.
7. I have great hair
8. I am in the ideal weight/height range, which is something people around me are killing themselves to achieve
9. I am educated and had all the facilities to get educated
10. I was not discriminated against because I was a girl child. I was given every single comfort my brother was provided, sometimes even more
11. I was graciously saved from all my foolish mistakes
12. I have had the privilege to have great friends in my life, who have turned my life around.
13. I didn’t have to spend a single day in my graduate life, hunting for a job
14. I had the privilege to work with great MNC’s.
15. I am an Engineer , in the IT era
16. My father was an Engineer in an era when it was a rarity, which made sure, I had the point Number 1
17. My father encouraged me to read/write at a young age
18. I am very inclined to stay fit & healthy
19. I was not married off at 12
20. My mother was always there when I got home
21. I was not compelled to do/wear anything against my wishes
22.My mother deep rooted spirituality into my life as against religion
23. I was bought up in a Muslim country, which gave me a clear idea about the real Islam
24. I am a non vegetarian, blessed to be able to eat meat, guilt free
25. I had the privilege to learn Reiki
26. I had the privilege to learn Yoga
27. I am blessed with moderate writing skills
28. I am blessed to be a great support for people in distress
29. My brother is a kind non interfering soul
30. My brother drove me to all my tuition, thus making sure I never had to use a crowded public transport
31. I have unlimited internet access, which is the ultimate resource for knowledge
32. I had a great roommate for four years, who was adjusting and like minded
33. I live in the 21st century
34. I am talkative, which is a good thing at times
35. I was born with a very VERY liberal outlook on life, which helps me be tolerant
36. I am blessed to be able to pay all my bills online at the comfort of my office
37. I am blessed to have had my Engineering college at a 2 min walk from my home
38. I am blessed to have a healthy family
39. I am blessed to have great books chose me as their reader
40. I speak good English
41. I work in the Storage Domain, which seems to be a good place to be
42. I have free transport to/from work
43. I work with a great, cooperative and talented team
44. I have not had any excessive stress at work or in my personal life
45. I have not had to make a fake document ever to get a job
46. Out of the 100 impulsive decisions I make,85 turn out to be great
47. I get to watch all the movies I want to. Most of them first day first show
48. My company has given me a laptop to work, which I love
49. I am blessed to be generous with money
50. I am happy
5 comments:
I'm teary.. the happy kind of tears.. Because, most of the list I could relate to.
All nice and valid. We have everything that makes us happy. We get sad when we dont get what we want.
And regarding Point.23, I thought you were brought up in India.
nice...making a list like this...really makes u appreaciate all the good things u have in life and for sometime turn u attention away from things u dnt have or wished u didnt have :)
Everything that you have written makes us realize that there are so many things each one of have to be feel happy and blessed about. In this chaos of a life we forget every positive that our life has. A list like this can surely be an awesome stress buster in times of cynicism and pessimism.
:)
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