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I Woke Counting my Every Blessing

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Wow, I am a blessed woman

I am a blessed woman. I am blessed from the moment I wake to the moment it is time to sleep. Every day, I struggle with mental illness, and every day, I wake with the blessing of a new day to count the good things in my life.

I am thankful for my Jesus Christ. I am thankful for my family. I am thankful for my dog, Dexter. I am thankful I was born in the United States. This country is amazing. It is full of amazing people that do little big things every day. I am thankful for the people that cook a meal for the homeless. And for the pizza delivery man that calls the cops on a man that he sees abusing his daughters. For the martial arts students that run after a man that tries to carjack a car. For the farmer that wakes early to save his crops and the fireman that lifts heavy weights, and takes care for his family, and leaves them to go and do his dangerous job.

I am counting my little blessings. My beautiful blessings are my niece Mia and my nephew Deenie, and my Juliet, and Amalia that are my goddaughters and the loves of my heart. I wake and remember I have food in my cupboard and water well. I thank God for the lullaby he gave me, and I added in one of my books. A lullaby for my child that is waiting for me in heaven. I have so many blessings, I can’t count. I was blessed and am blessed, and I am waiting for a big blessing that will come soon.

So today, I say count your blessings. Much love.

Choose to Look at Life with Lens of Blessings

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A Mantis with White eyes became my blessing

This picture was taken in August 2011. I was part of a NATO training in Moldova. I was in my capacity as the 21st Theater Sustainment Command, Command Surgeon, and Environmental Scientist. I was doing my job and giving some ideas to a Belgium crew when this beautiful white eye Mantis stood on the shoulders of the woman I was talking. The woman got all scared when she noticed it, but I calmed her and saved the life of this beauty.

I am so proud of this picture because that Mantis posed for this picture. She just stood there and let the photographer fidget with the camera for about 5 minutes, and she stood there like nothing. Finally, the gentleman that wasn’t afraid of the mantis took the picture.

I remember that day. I was in pain. It was a week after I had to do a series of early morning workouts and running. And my body was sore, I had been on my feet for long hours in this training, and I had been part of simulations. But that simple Mantis made my day. I was still in pain, and I had to work until late that night, but that mantis stayed on my shoulder for a good hour after that picture was taken. I felt blessed. 

That day I chose to look at life with a different lens. You should too and you will see that many times blessings do come to you every day. 

Choose to have a great and wonderful day, be blessed.