Why yes, I am a negative Nellie

Yes, I know...I've posted a lot recently. Deal with it. :) I have a lot of free time right now and I'm bored.
And no, I don't know who Nellie is or why she's so negative... :)

I'm trying this new thing...being happy about all the blessings in my life. I am not going to take this to PollyAnna extremes, so yes, I will probably still complain, but I would like to just enjoy things as they come for now instead of always finding something to complain about. Now, maybe this is too idealistic for me, but I'm going to give it a shot. In all actuality, it will probably go something like this: "The weather is nice, but it's too hot" or "I have a cold/allergies but I just had a fun time with my sister getting a pedicure." So yeah, the negative might (well, probably still will) be there, but I hope to include something positive more often instead of dwelling on the down side of every little thing. So what if I can't go anywhere tropical and don't have lots of money? I had the opportunity to go to Florida and passed on it, and now I am going to see relatives in Gettysburg that I hardly ever get to see! I've got to learn to be happy with whatever comes my way, because otherwise I'm going to miss out on all the fantastic things in my life.

"From the fullness of His grace, we have all received one blessing after another." John 1:16