Today is the Chinese New Year and I thought, what a propitious time to start a blog, that too one on a subject that is so close to my heart.
At the start, I must admit that this has been inspired by the TED talk by Neil Pasricha - http://www.ted.com/talks/neil_pasricha_the_3_a_s_of_awesome.html and by his website http://1000awesomethings.com/
Actually the motivation was something deeper. On a particularly depressing day when all was going badly and I was kind of thrashing impotently in frustration, a small inner voice whispered, ‘count your blessings’. That made me stop in my track of spiraling gloom and cast my mind around and pick out the positives. They were like shards of light that I caught and held on to, one at a time, that pierced the darkness and which quickly blossomed into this light-filled bubble and which effortlessly lifted me out of the darkness.
So, on this blog I shall attempt to count my blessings, which as I quickly realized is countless, so I am hoping to keep counting as long as Blogger is standing and doesn’t fall over.
GOD
Since this is the beginning and since everything began with God and in the mind of God, it is but natural that I begin with God. Actually, the whole blog can be encapsulated into just this one entry. For, isn’t God in everything? So I shall start my gratitude journal with being grateful to God.
But I’m grateful for a little something extra…
Every time I think of God, a quiet peace descends, the tensions my body holds dissolves, my heartbeat slows down, my mind almost ceases its endless scurrying and my heart fills with so much joy that it brims over and spreads to fill my entire being with rapture… I willingly and wholly surrender to God’s loving presence, wrapped in a bliss that cannot be described, wanting it to never end …
3 comments:
As I begin to post my comments, let me express my gratitude to my dear friend who thought up this new blog, thanked God for being present in "Everything".
Sarve Jeeva Sukhinau Bhavantu. Let all Life forms be in a state of Sukham - Bliss- our natural state which we seem to forget always except some fleeting moments, unless reminded!!!
"When upon life’s billows you are tempest tossed,
When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost,
Count your many blessings, name them one by one,
And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done."
Remembered that old hymn that we sang in school when I read the blog......G for God, G for His Grace, G for Gratitude:)
God Bless! Everything begins and transforms in HIM. I believe there is no ending....Jolly, I also believe good-hearted people for some reason are more at the receiving end of tribulations. But it is our very faith and devotion in HIM that makes our lives so much more joyous as, at every turn from a suffering is a small miracle placed for us by the Benefactor. I'm so glad that amidst your negative situations you had the blessings of the Lord to find strength to pull yourself together and focus on the positives- giving birth to this meaningful blog.
Your relationship with GOD as described can be commented on in only one way according to me- You make GOD the happiest.
My best wishes and prayers for a beautiful, peaceful life for you Jolly.
Chitra (my comment to Babies is sd Anonymous)
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