I often sign my correspondence, “Love, Joy, and A Thousand Daily Blessings”. This appeals to me instinctively and poetically, although I’ve never known quite why. The other morning I noticed that I seemed to breathe once every eight seconds- in for four, and out for four. This was very self-conscious, and for that reason probably not true for the times I am less aware that I am breathing at all. But I applied this count to minutes and hours, and soon realized that I breathed more than ten thousand times a day. In which case, I concluded, I am blessed ten thousand times daily just by living.
On top of this, I was aware of other blessings: the sun rising, my loved ones, hot water flowing free from the tap, the fragrance of my shampoo, a warm sweater, raspberries and coffee, a humorous exchange with my husband, moments to wonder at the beauty of my children- and that was just in the first hour!
The next morning I awoke with the awareness that this day would, in all likelihood, contain ten thousand daily blessings, in addition to all the other blessings I was aware enough to notice. And the day stretched out warm, light, and full of possibility.
Love, Joy, and Ten thousand daily blessings, Ingrid
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To be able to see those blessing that often go unnoticed is a wonderful thing!
Dear Cassandra, a friend of mine has been urging me to get a real blog for years, so I could have comments and meet new folks. You are my FIRST comment, and I LOVE your blog. Oh I feel so enriched today. Thank you for playing a part in my own blooming. Love, Joy, and a zillion daily blessings, Ingrid
I am going to go outside and shovel snow. I love how much you appreciated your first comment, so I wanted to leave a comment also. I shall shovel snow and remember all my blessings with each scoop!
Thanks Martha, when I shovel snow, I breathe even faster… does that make even more blessings?! I suppose it does. Love and Joy and plenty of blessings, Ingrid