grateful for "life's simplest" @41
Few weeks back, I was in amazement as I watched my best friend Lyn, while she feasts over a plate of rice, fried fish and a bowl of boiled instant noodles ( galunggong and a pack of nissin ramen it was) ; she was so contented of what she was eating that she kept on blurting out " ummmm.. grabe vaks, sobrang sarap" from time to time .. thing that she don't usually do when we were eating out and indulging ourselves with extravagant meals.
Seeing this, I was once reminded that it is the simple things in life that makes one happy -, a comfy home; good food and be surrounded with people whom you love most.
The older we get, the more we realize that we just need simple things in our lives; yeah, "everything that is basic & plain and simple"..
For the past years, I used to kneel down for a prayer to be answered, but after the countless failures, I have instead chose to pray for God to give me a heart that understands and accepts defeat.
Today, as I turned 41 , I chose to be grateful for an added year & prayed for those who are battling for their lives.
I chose to be thankful for all the unmerited favor from God & prayed for those who struggle to make both ends meet.
I chose to rejoice for the feeling of being loved, blessed & favored and prayed for those who feel empty.
From today onwards, I will choose to find joy in all the life's little & simplest blessings, for they are the real ones after all.
Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
"Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you'll look back and realize they were the big things" .
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