Count your blessings, my child!
A plate full of your favorite foods,
A roof to cover you rain or shine,
Hale, healthy and happy,
Mom and dad to shower love,
Grandparents to pamper you,
Oh my child, these little things are blessings,
Don’t forget to count ‘em!
Friends to play with, Cousins to hangout,
Play dates and movie nights to go,
Trendy outfits to choose,
Ipads and video games to play with,
Fun rides in theme parks and water parks,
Oh my child, these little things are blessings,
Don’t forget to count ‘em!
A backyard to run around,
A trampoline to bounce off,
An overflowing bag of stuffed animals,
A shelf full of books, puzzles and board games,
Boxes of shopkins, legos and LOL surprises,
Oh my child, these little things are blessings,
Don’t forget to count ‘em!
A pantry with variety of snacks,
A stash of Capri sun and organic juice bottles,
Freeze stuffed with popsicles and ice-cream,
Eat-outs, dine ins and random fancy dinners,
Bottled water to quench your thirst,
Oh my child, these little things are blessings,
Don’t forget to count ‘em!
A great school, passionate teachers,
Car drop offs and pick-ups taken care off,
After school care and a bunch of activities,
awesome opportunities and fun experiments
In Science, technology and engineering.
Oh my child, these little things are blessings,
Don’t forget to count ‘em!
Be grateful to all these blessings,
For someone your age on the other side of the world,
never had someone to care for him or her,
or had nothing to eat for days,
may be with parched lips and dehydrated body,
for there’s no water to drink,
Be grateful to all these blessings,
For someone your age on the other side of the world,
walk several miles to go to school,
never owned either a toy or a book
never had a stable home,
lives in scary neighborhood or
a war zone with raining gunfire!
Be grateful to every little blessing
that comes your way!
Next time when you are about to fret,
when you are restless, sad,
Angry, upset or frustrated,
catch yourself and start counting your blessings!
When things go in your stride,
Don’t forget to count your blessings!
Be full of grace and beauty!
Be kind and generous!
Like Rumi said — Wear gratitude like a cloak,
It will feed every corner of your life!!
Count your blessings from
the time you are young to gray!