count your blessings, name them one by one

no matter what you're going through, someone else somewhere on this earth is or has gone through something worse, or of equal pain.

i can't say that my life has been easy these past few months. friends are always a problem for me whenever i come back to penang... or rather, lack of friends. i know it's partially my fault for not putting myself out there more to socialise with people, so haha yeah there it is. it's also difficult to have good friends become hi and bye acquaintances, but the world keeps spinning and things change. so there. but thankfully, i have some friends who've stuck with me throughout the years, and who still make time and energy for me. thanks guys!

and my family, who has always been my comfort, and where i run to for rest when the world seems too cruel for the time being... well, let's just say we've been a bit shaky lately.

but all that seems like dandruff (dandruff?!?) when compared to another person's plight. don't want to get into stuff that's not my own. yes, my "problems" irritate and hurt me, but i feel a bit silly making a big fuss of them when i compare them to other people who have to for example, battle a terminal illness, or fight to have custody of a beloved child.

anyway, where is this (hopefully not self-pitying) post leading to?

i have a point, and it's this...that no matter what you're (I'm - I need to keep reminding myself too) going through, there is always something to be thankful for. and as the title, (which i got from a sermon i just listened to with my dad, which was quoted from... the bible?) says, count your blessings, and just so they become clear to you, name them one by one. i find that helps especially during trying times. cos it's easy to name your blessings during the good times, but when it comes to being in the desert, suddenly i don't even feel like being positive.

so why not start today?

today i'm blessed with good health.

and i got to go visit Paragon for the first time AND see Lim Guan Eng in person. what? i've never seen him live before.