“The smile on my face doesn’t mean my life is perfect. It means that despite my challenges, I choose to focus on my blessings.”
Anonymous
I love this way of thinking, Spidey. Thank you for finding this quote.
I am a firm believer in the thought of ‘enough’.
We could all wish for lots of wealth, success, material things, fame (if that’s what you want), the perfect body, and health.
But there is never a guarantee that you will achieve many of the above.
I feel blessed in my life that I have a nuclear and extended family I can rely on. We have a beautiful roof over our heads with a gorgeous furbaby. My children are a blessing in themselves after our struggles with fertility.
I am blessed with friends and colleagues I can call friends. I have my writer friends, blog friends, mum crew friends, and old-school friends with whom I am still in touch.
We do not want for food or clothes. We have cars and all the white goods many take for granted.
I have a job. And I am blessed that it is a job that I have wanted ever since I was young.
Through hard work and the support of many people I met here via this blog, I have achieved my dream of being published.
But there are struggles. Struggles I choose not to speak about, all of the time. And struggles that I have opened up about.
Because, despite these struggles, I know I am blessed.
And for that, I will be forever grateful.
So, Peeps, how often do you practice gratitude for what you have?😊
But I Smile Anyway... 
Jun 04, 2023 @ 03:26:52
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Jun 04, 2023 @ 08:14:13
Thank you 🧡🥨💛
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May 04, 2023 @ 09:28:01
I love this line, The smile on my face doesn’t mean my life is perfect. It means that despite my challenges, I choose to focus on my blessings.”
Enjoy and have a nice day.
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May 04, 2023 @ 12:03:27
Thank you. It’s a great line 😁
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May 04, 2023 @ 12:14:02
You are welcome
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Apr 23, 2023 @ 13:07:57
Ritu, struggles make life interesting and build character. I remember an old Twilight Zone episode where a deceased criminal got everything he wished for only to get bored realizing too late this was his version of hell. I think it was his version of Jean Paul Sartre’s existential play “No exit.” Keith
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Apr 23, 2023 @ 15:06:25
So, so true, Keith ❤️
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Apr 23, 2023 @ 12:41:57
Namaste, Sis! ❤
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Apr 23, 2023 @ 12:51:58
🙏🏼💛🙏🏼
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Apr 23, 2023 @ 12:34:19
I so agree with you on this
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Apr 23, 2023 @ 12:51:39
🤗🤗
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Apr 23, 2023 @ 10:24:22
I thank God every day for what I have and what I have achieved. I smile at the sun , I love my family with all their imperfections. I forgive and hope I am forgiven. I reach out and smile .
My life is not perfect, no one’s is but we all do our best and yes we are blessed.💜💜💜😊
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Apr 23, 2023 @ 10:30:08
Beautiful, Sis, abd the best way to look at our lives ❤️
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Apr 23, 2023 @ 11:03:45
Yes indeed Sis 💜💜
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Apr 23, 2023 @ 09:04:18
I am ashamed to say that I haven’t been counting any blessings lately.
I hope I can remedy this soon, as I know I have some, somewhere…
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Apr 23, 2023 @ 09:11:34
You do, my friend 🥰
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Apr 23, 2023 @ 19:31:30
I know I do, Ritu… butvI should remember them more often… 💕
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Apr 23, 2023 @ 19:39:12
Consider this your reminder to remember! 🥰
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Apr 24, 2023 @ 08:24:05
XX
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Apr 23, 2023 @ 10:33:31
We love you Jaye Marie that’s a blessing ✨✨💜
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Apr 23, 2023 @ 19:28:04
Oh wow, you have just made my day, Willow. Thank you so much. It is mutual, BTW… 💕
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Apr 23, 2023 @ 19:38:54
❤️
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Apr 23, 2023 @ 19:46:02
Thank you both 💜, wishing you lots of blessings ☺️
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Apr 23, 2023 @ 20:00:55
🥰
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Apr 24, 2023 @ 08:23:41
Thanks again! XX
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Apr 23, 2023 @ 08:17:50
Thank you for that reminder, Ritu! The most powerful sentiment I ever received was ‘celebrate what you have already – and use it’!’
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Apr 23, 2023 @ 08:27:06
A brilliant sentiment, Steve 🥰
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Apr 23, 2023 @ 05:08:33
I think being grateful and not complaining is a good way to enjoy our blessings
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Apr 23, 2023 @ 07:55:50
Absolutely, because if we think about what we sometimes complain about, we realise we are actually quite lucky, in comparison to some. 🙏🏼
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Apr 23, 2023 @ 08:25:57
Indeed we are.
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