blessings

Lately i know i have been a lil negative and focusing on some of the troubled areas of life rather then acknowledging and appricating the postive. Momma g had in her facebook status the other day about how disheartening it was that blessings are often contributed to or recongized as finacical or materalistic gain. I call her momma for a reason not only because i have become so close to her but because she has much to teach if i am willing to listen. as the old saying goes momma knows best and belive me momma g is no acception to that rule.
when life throws me lemons as it often does i sometimes cringe at the sourness forgetting i have sugar if i look hard enough and i can turn it into refreshing lemonade.
so here are some of the blessings i have encountered.
1 my pets are a blessing cause when i am feeling down they sence this and are extra affectionate. a true pet owner can agree the affection and loyality of a pet is a blessing like no other. the amount of trust they show us to care for them is amazing and mind bending
2 my job, but before you say well this is monetary or materlistic it's not. my job gives me a feeling of accomplishment. i have to pay attention in order to absorb what is being taught i then need to show i am absorbing this information by passing a series of excercises and test. no one can obtain these scores for me, i had to apply myself to do it. also as i have mentioned for so long i felt useless as i was unable to do much on account my decaying health, but now that i am slowly harnassing those issues in and dealing with them i am able to do something. SO my test scores are a scence of pride and accomplishment for me
3 my fmaily and friends,even random strangers from time to time. i know i am a hard person to deal with at the best of times as i suffer from a mental illness DEPRESSION is an illness and it can impact your life dramatically. i am very forunate to encounter people who can and do empathize with this fact. today in the washroom at work due to stress and depression trying and failing miserably to compose myself a fellow employee i'd only met in passing a few times was quick to engulf me in a hug and tell me everything would be ok. maybe it was her mother's instict kicking in or just plain human kindness but none the less for whatever reason or motive to me it was a blessing.
everyone thinks blessings are hard to find but the truth is they are only hard to find when you are attributing them to some sort of finical or materalistic gain. if you recongize them for what they are just simple things then more often then not you'll find your blessings always outway your troubles.