I received this via e-mail from a friend and wanted to share it.

The first time I saw this I was taking a class and the person who shared it was from a third world country. It had a tremendous impact on me at the time.

I'd misplaced it and was happy to receive it so I could share it with my friends.

Check out the numbers and tell me we aren't a blessed nation!

You Are Blessed!

If you woke up this morning
with more health than illness,
you are more blessed than the
million who won't survive the week.

If you have never experienced
the danger of battle,
the loneliness of imprisonment,
the agony of torture or
the pangs of starvation,
you are ahead of 20 million people
around the world.

If you attend a church meeting
without fear of harassment,
arrest, torture, or death,
you are more blessed than almost
three billion people in the world.

If you have food in your refrigerator,
clothes on your back, a roof over
your head and a place to sleep,
you are richer than 75% of this world.

If you have money in the bank,
in your wallet, and spare change
in a dish someplace, you are among
the top 8% of the world's wealthy.

If your parents are still married and alive,
you are very rare,
especially in the United States.

If you hold up your head with a smile
on your face and are truly thankful,
you are blessed because the majority can,
but most do not.

If you can hold someone's hand, hug them
or even touch them on the shoulder,
you are blessed because you can
offer God's healing touch.

If you can read this message,
you are more blessed than over
two billion people in the world
that cannot read anything at all.

You are so blessed in ways
you may never even know.

Dots: Thanks for sharing this. I too had received it long time ago. It is so true. We need to count our blessings and make a habit of showing more gratitude for what we are able to enjoy!!!

Thanks, those ware words that I needed to hear right now.

Sherri

Dotsie,

Beautiful words and another great piece to print off and send to mom and dad.

Thank you so much!

So beautiful and so very true. I've never seen this before put quite that way and will never forget what I've read nor will I forget to thank God on my knees for being born an American in the most wonderful country on this planet...Thanks for reminding us...

I've seen this before, but it's so true. Too many people complain about the inconsequentialities of life, and forget to count their blessings.