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HOW TO
COUNT YOUR
BLESSINGS
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LET US FIRST START WITH A STORY…
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“I USED TO WORRY A LOT,” HE SAID. “BUT
ONE SPRING DAY, I WAS WALKING IN THE
CITY WHEN I SAW A SIGHT THAT BANISHED
ALL MY WORRIES. IT ALL HAPPENED IN TEN
SECONDS, BUT DURING THOSE TEN
SECONDS I LEARNED MORE IN HOW TO
LIVE THAN I LEARNED IN THE PREVIOUS
TEN YEARS…”
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“FOR TWO YEARS I HAD BEEN RUNNING A
GROCERY STORE IN OUR TOWN.. I HAD NOT ONLY
LOST ALL MY SAVINGS, BUT I HAD INCURRED DEBTS
THAT TOOK ME SEVEN YEARS TO PAY BACK. MY
GROCERY STORE HAD BEEN CLOSED PREVIOUSLY;
AND NOW I WAS GOING TO THE MERCHANTS BANK
TO BORROW MONEY SO I COULD GO TO MY
HOMELAND TO LOOK FOR A JOB. I WALKED LIKE A
BEATEN MAN. I HAD LOST ALL MY FAITH AND
FIGHT….”
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THEN SUDDENLY I SAW COMING DOWN THE STREET
A MAN WHO HAD NO LEGS. HE WAS SITTING ON A
LITTLE WOODEN PLATFORM EQUIPPED WITH WHEELS
FROM ROLLER SKATES. I MET HIM JUST AFTER HE HAD
CROSSED THE STREET AND WAS STARTING TO LIFT
HIMSELF UP A FEW INCHES OVER THE CURB TO THE
SIDEWALK. AND HIS EYES MET MINE. HE GREETED ME
WITH A GRAND SMILE. “GOOD MORNING SIR! FINE
MORNING ISN’T IT?” HE SAID IT WITH A SPIRIT.
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AS I STOOD LOOKING AT HIM, I REALIZED HOW RICH I
WAS. I HAD TWO LEGS. I COULD WALK. I FELT
ASHAMED OF MY SELF-PITY. I SAID TO MYSELF, IF HE
CAN BE HAPPY, CHEERFUL AND CONFIDENT WITHOUT
LEGS, I CERTAINLY CAN WITH LEGS. MY SPIRIT WAS
LIFTED AND I GOT THE COURAGE TO LIVE MY LIFE AND
CONFIDENCE THAT I CAN GET A JOB. I GOT THE LOAN
AND I GOT A JOB. I NOW HAVE THE FOLLOWING
WORDS PASTED ON MY BATHROOM MIRROR, AND I
READ THEM EVERY MORNING AS I SHAVE..
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I HAD BLUES BECAUSE I HAD NO SHOES,
UNTIL UPON THE STREET, I SAW A MAN
WHO HAD NO FEET.
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“SOMETIMES , IF YOU HAVE ALL THE FRESH
WATER YOU WANT TO DRINK AND ALL THE
FOOD YOU WANT TO EAT , YOU OUGHT NEVER
TO COMPLAIN ABOUT ANYTHING .”
-EDDIE RICKENBACKER-
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WHY DON’T YOU STOP
RIGHT NOW ASK
YOURSELF : “WHAT IN
THE WORLD AM I
WORRYING ABOUT?”
YOU WILL PROBABLY
F IND THAT IT I S
UNIMPORTANT AND
INS IGNIF ICANT .
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ABOUT 90 PERCENT OF THE THINGS IN OUR LIVES ARE
RIGHT, AND ABOUT 10 PERCENT ARE WRONG.
I F WE WANT TO BE HAPPY , ALL WE HAVE TO
DO I S TO CONCENTRATE ON THE 90 PERCENT
THAT ARE R IGHT , AND IGNORE THE 10
PERCENT THAT ARE WRONG .
I F WE WANT TO BE WORR IED AND B I T TER
AND HAVE STOMACH ULCER , JUST FOCUS ON
THE 10 PERCENT THAT ARE WRONG AND
IGNORE 90 PERCENT THAT ARE GLOR IOUS .
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THINK AND THANK
THINK OF ALL WE HAVE TO BE GRATEFUL
FOR, AND THANK GOD FOR ALL THE BOONS
AND BOUNTIES.
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THE TENDENCY TO “SELDOM THINK OF WHAT
WE HAVE BUT ALWAYS OF WHAT WE LACK ” I S THE GREATEST TRAGEDY ON EARTH . I T HAS
PROBABLY CAUSED MORE M I SERY THAN ALL THE
WARS AND D I SEA SES IN HOSTORY .
- JONH PA LM ER -
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S T O P WO R R Y I N G –
S T A R L I V I N G .
C O U N T Y O U R
B L E S S I N G S – N O T
Y O U R T R O U B L E S .
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THIS IS INSPIRED BY THE ARTICLE/STORY
“HOW TO STOP WORRYING AND START LIVING”
OF DALE CARNEGIE
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Prepared by :
Echem, Edgie M. BEED – 3
Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan