December 26 2013, Thursday
Finger Counting
It is close to the end of the year and time for me to count my blessings
again! I have started doing so eversince I turned 50.
Life has been full
of challenges for me: poverty, betrayal, desertion, office politics
etc. And I can always blame my parents for giving me my freckles, the
only child among eight with freckles.
But why torturing myself with
these negative thoughts? Why keep recalling bad memories? I am my own
master. I decide how I feel. This awakening brought in my new life!
I am,
generally speaking, healthy. I am still a useful person in many ways.
At my senior age, I still have my mother. She is diabetic but well taken
care of by the public health system. And she is a really good girl
controlling her sugar intake. I am not rich but my wants are always
satisfied. My son has a loving wife and an adorable daughter. I live in
this clean, safe city of Hong Kong.
Everything is relative depending on
which way you look - positive or negative. And so will your mood go! Trust me. I have learnt it the hard way!
