Kid, you are so cute!
When you were born, my prayers were answered. 10 fingers, 10 toes, healthy eyes, healthy ears, you were absolutely 100% healthy! What a reason to rejoice! When Sheri announced she was pregnant, we started getting updates from other pregnant women (and their spouses). Miscarriages happened, SIDS happened, baby's born with issues, long labor, C-sections, etc. And then you were born - 100% healthy. What a miracle! What a blessing! It made me think about everyone I know. Most are 100% healthy. They have 10 fingers, 10 toes, healthy heart, lungs, and ears, very good eyesight with perfect eyesight with contacts or glasses, both legs working, both arms bendable, able to walk and throw a ball, see and hear the world, and yet, I see them focusing on the miserable instead of the miracle. THEY are a miracle. YOU, reader, are a miracle.
Every day is a gift. The finest gift ever bestowed upon you. This GIFT was given to a MIRACLE! How are you taking advantage of it? Can you count five blessings? 1) You're in America, land of the free, where a black man can overcome racism and become President, 2) You're an American with all the rights and privileges that come with that, 3) You have 10 fingers, 10 toes and all work pretty well, well enough to hold someone's hand or kick someone's butt. 4) Your heart is beating, 5) You can see this note, 6) You can read this blog post, 7) You can read AND understand the content of this blog post. 8) You have the right and privilege to post a comment to this post. :) 9) Do you own a car, a house, a boat? 10) Do you have friends? 11) Do you have a spouse? 12) Do you have a child? ... Do you have a child... don't newborns just smell awesome? :)
I ask you to take a moment right now to contemplate your blessings. Why are you so lucky?! Why do you think you got the good stuff while others didn't? I don't want to hear any excuses, any negatives, and any complaints. You're lucky, extremely fortunate, great things just seem to happen to you (even from birth).
Count your blessings today and every day to start with an attitude of gratitude. Interestingly enough, you'll find you get luckier and luckier and more opportunities will come to your doorstep than ever before... just by smiling, just by looking at the bright side, just by counting your blessings that I know every single person reading this can count.
By the way, speaking of counting, but did you know there are three kinds of people in the world? 1)Those who can count, 2) those who can't.
You count!
To Your Success,
Max' Papa (Michael)
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