Your Potential, Your Privileges - "A blessing in disguise".

I recently watched this video by President Dieter F. Uchtdorf (LDS).  I have heard this story before so watching the video of it prompted me to write what this story did to my life from the very first time I heard it.

Like this guy on the cruise ship, many at times we miss out blessings mainly because we focus on our problems and misfortune that come along our way.  Since the very first time I heard the story, one of the idioms that has resonated with me is "A blessing in disguise".  The idiom helps me to look beyond my problems and focus on the good that would come out of the problem I would be encountering.  I look for something positive that the problem would turn to a good fortune.

This guy on the cruise ship focused on his problem and missed his privileges.  Like what President dieter F. Uchtdorf states, "Everything on board the cruise ship, the food, and entertainment, all activities had been included in the price of the ticket".  Yet the guy focused on his situation and missed it all.  I would urge us all, the next time you have a challenge, focus on the good that can come out of it.  Let your situation be a blessing in disguise.  Quit complaining about the situation and focus and try to recognize what good can come out of it.

Have  a positive attitude to help you be able to deal with your circumstances, avoid friends whose mission is to pity party your situation with sympathy and bringing negative energy to you.  Stop giving your family and friends the power to make you feel inferior about your circumstances and instead be in control and recognize that the only way to be able to manage the situation is to eliminate all uncertainty from all directions.  Assess your downside to reflect on your situation to bring ultimate positive results.

Having the right mindset in your situation will help you come out stronger and your will to come out shinning will be strengthened.  You will be able to emerge from your situation with gratitude and your outcome will be "a blessing in disguise"

Love letter to you.

Where is everybody!

I am writing this to everyone who has made a difference in my life.  I woke up in the morning and reflected back upon my life and realized how blessed I am.  I am so blessed to have had you in my life, you; my family, friends, workmates, bosses, supervisors, customers, clients and everyone else.  Thank you for being there at that time.  Remember! Yes, I just want to say thank you all!!!

I want to thank God for unmerited favor with Him and Man, his mercies and grace that endures forever.  Every time I have received favor from anyone I have felt love that is full of acceptance that left me really grateful and thankful.  You all have been angles around me.

My friend recently helped me realize that we are like angels here on earth and when we reach out to others we earn wings to fly and do more.  That’s why we are here to make a difference in other people’s lives.  Not just to people we know and are close with but everyone we find an opportunity to bless.  The bible says in Luke 6:38 that “Give and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom.  For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.” That is very powerful.  The scripture does not just relate to tithing and offerings only but to all giving.  Look around us and see people who give to others.  Most are the rich and powerful in terms of wealth, but more often than not we wonder how come they have so much!

That is why I feel blessed.  I feel blessed to have had you in my life at one point in time.  Because of you I have had the opportunity to learn how to give not just to people I know but to strangers too.  I have learned to share with love and this learning has enveloped me in many other special ways that has left me with satisfaction and fulfillment in ways unimaginable.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Anne Prafada