-You can if you choose, adopt "Woe is me, life is hard" attitudes. I can't stand them long, and will do all I can to snap myself out of them. So why not count blessings?
Since 13 has become what seems to be my lucky number (I appropriated it, as it's just a terrifying number for many, and what I've been through makes "Fear of #13, Triskaidekaphobia," just silly! Triskaidekaphobia is Greek, with Phobia meaning "Fear", in this case of tris, (Three) + deka, (10). Literally, fear of 10+3. (The kai means "and"... in this case, represented by the + sign.)
So, the incomplete list of 13 blessings and things I just adore
1)My family (Could not have made it on this road without you)
2)My friends (Those I've been blessed to get to know, the same applies. I've learned marvelous lessons even in not-so marvelous situations.)
3)Food (No matter how tough it is, I will always enjoy it!)
4)The stars (Nothing is more peaceful than gazing up at the stars :) )
5)Life itself (What a gift!)
6)Flowers (Bright, beautiful little bits of color :) )
7)The sea (Or, as I call it, "HOME!" That salty, watery world where fish play and healing can happen)
8)Being healthy (Believe it or not, I am actually healthier than I've been in years)
9)Humor (It would be such a black and awful world without humor of all sorts.)
10)Laughter (God help me if I ever forget TO laugh, to smile, to enjoy.)
11)Faith (Without it, I'd have nothing, and would forever be stumbling in the dark with no light.)
12)Honesty (Even if it's something I wasn't thrilled to figure out at the time, I'm grateful for it.)
13)Love (Love is patient, love is kind...)
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| Let me remember to live this too. |
Yeah, Triskaidekaphobia is just dumb. It came from the Knights Templar all being mass-arrested one Friday the 13th in the Dark Ages and it just stuck. Just like "Black Cats" (which there's really no such thing as an all-black cat anyway. They always have at least one white hair on them.)
ReplyDeleteYou know, I gotta say, I've had many lucky Friday the 13ths. And to be fair, I have never seen a pure black cat either. I do admittedly cross myself at certain times, without thinking, but try to stay away from superstitions.
ReplyDeleteYeah, Triskaidekaphobia is just dumb. It came from the Knights Templar all being mass-arrested one Friday the 13th in the Dark Ages and it just stuck. Just like "Black Cats" (which there's really no such thing as an all-black cat anyway. They always have at least one white hair on them.)
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