Christmas has just passed & as usual, I've had a fun one with my family. As 2007 is coming to an end, I'll do some stock taking & start counting on my blessings.
1. I am blessed to have a family & a big extended one with plenty of jokes, teases & laughters. I'm blessed to have a family to celebrate x'mas with.
2. I'm blessed with loving & healthy grandparents who always think for us & worry about us. They never fail to call to find out how I am when they know I'm not feeling well (partly because I never fail to call them whenever I'm on mc). Gee...I could feel an aching lump in my throat as I'm typing this...They'll always hold a special place in my heart.
3. I am blessed to have good & kind uncles & aunts who have disciplined me hard when I was young. I owed my values to them. they have also shared the parenting burden my mum faced when I was young.
4. I am blessed to have sensible cousins. They may have different perceptions from me but they have positive values. There were frustrating moments when I looked after them when they were young, with one having left her teeth mark on me for quite some time, but they brought back fond memories and they make me feel that time flies as I watch them grow.
5. I am blessed to have a sensible brother who shares the same values & has also found his other half who is a down-to-earth person. When he was first attached, somehow that motherly instinct came over me where I hope he could find a suitable gf. I'm glad he has made a better choice.
6. I am blessed to have a strong mother. I could have been one of the strangled cases if she had been emotionally weak. Her perserverence had seen her through & i wouldn't be where I am today without her. It's quite often a love-hate relationship between mothers & daughters I suppose. Though we have our difference, I know I will be there for her in times of need.
7. I am blessed to have friends. Some are warm, some are kind, some unique, some are funny, some are nuturing, some are big hearted, some are motherly, some are my mentors, some are my motivators. They have in their little ways, make a difference in my life. They make me wonder, give me ideas, make me see things from different perceptives, gave me advices, lifted my spirits, make me laugh, shared my joy...
8. I am blessed to be relatively healthy wihout any chronic illnesses (other than my weight problem). Health is wealth, I have taken my body for granted in the past & I'm not going to repeat that mistake. This reminds me to start exercising again after all the X'mas food...
9. I am blessed to have a job I enjoy doing, with nice colleagues & good bosses.Not trying to saka as my colleagues can confirm that I'm much happier this time when I went back.
10. I am blessed to have a roof over my head, not a big luxury condo but a flat which is cozy enough. I still can afford to buy the things I like, indulge in my favourite food, pamper myself with a facial or haircut & not having to worry that I may not have enough money to buy the basic necessities. I do feel guilty at times buying the 'I want' things because the money could be used to pay for the meals of the low income people. To control one's desire indeed needs a lot of 'cultivation' or perhaps having kids might have the same effect :)
11. I am blessed to have understanding in-laws. Although sometimes I wish they have better health so that I could go out with them for meals or shopping. They are not demanding & they don't really interfere much. I knowthat sometimes my MIL need someone to talk to since my FIL is a man of few words given his parkinson ailment.
12. Of course, I am blessed with a soulmate. Oh he just made me a fried egg breakfast today cos I'm having a cough & so can't take any Nutella or peanut butter jam. Sometimes he does certain funny actions which I thought were weird, funny but sweet. For instance, he said he'll go toilet for his 'business' after I leave the house so that he can give me a goodbye kiss just like any other morning.
His sunny side up which I thought is a little overcooked & dry ;p
He'll kiss me goodnite no matter how late I sleep as he's also quite a light sleeper. He'll cover me up in the middle of the night if my blanket is off (I'm a light sleeper too) & he likes to put his hand near me when he sleeps just to make sure I'm there.
He keeps watch of me whenever he's walking in front to make sure I'm within his sight...well, partly because I've the habit of being 'distracted' by other interesting sights ;p He joins me at my friends' gathering & prefers doing things together with me.
I am blessed to have someone who watches over me, dotes on me, loves me & also shares similar dreams & likings despite my messiness, occasational insecurity & unreasonableness. He does most of the housework so that I could concentrate to clear my own mess which seems a neverending task.
There are also many other blessings such as being able to travel to Japan & go to step into Disney, which is my dream destination; that both of us still have a job during the economic slowdown days, being able to get a new flat in a central location near to our parents, not having to face the trauma of a tsunami when Indonesia had an earthquake on the very day we step into Krabi & staying near the beach and being alive to appreciate all these gifts.
I'm glad that I don't take all these for granted & I will always treasure them.
I believe if you start to count all your blessings, you'll realise you really have a lot to thank for :) And yes, I'm still counting.
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