I'm sick.
This really stinks, I mean, come on, who likes being sick??
But really, if you think about it the right way, being sick can be a blessing in disguise.
A really REALLY good disguise.
Okay, I'm sure you are probably thinking that I am crazy or that the sickness has given me brain fever and made me stupid.
But no, I just really need to think of ways that being sick can be a blessing.
Cause we are supposed to give thanks in everything, right?
So, here are 10 reasons that being sick is a blessing:
1. You get to just lay in bed all day.
I mean, come on, this is a plus....most of the time.
2.You get to eat all the foods that you don't get to eat unless you are sick.
Like cottage cheese, oranges, toast, chicken broth...all that good stuff.
3. You get access to the television, the whole time.
You get to choose the movie, you get the remote, and nobody ever tries to stop you.
4. Everyone is really really nice to you.
Everyone.
5.You get to stay in your pajamas ALL DAY.
And nobody tries to get you to take a shower, or to comb you hair, or to brush your teeth, you can just...lay there...feeling sick and...not...have to...yeah never mind, this one isn't helping me.
6. You don't have to do chores!
If you are in bed all day, you can't do chores, right?
7. You don't have to do school!
Because concentrating on history is too hard...but I can concentrate on Doctor Who ALL DAY LONG!
8.You get the chance to beat every video game you own!
And then you can get more!
9.You're get breakfast, lunch, and dinner in bed.
And hope that you don't end up sleeping on bread crumbs later.
aaaaaaand
10. You can get as much sympathy as you want.
Okay, so maybe those aren't all really good reasons.
And even the ones that are still don't compensate for being sick and not being able to keep your food down.
But either way, we are supposed to give thanks in every situation, so here is me, thanking God for the good things.
Like being able to watch Blimey Cow all day.
Don't get sick guys!!
Cheers!
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ReplyDeleteI had a house fire five years ago, and I lost pretty much everything I had. (Including an extensive comic book collection, which as your mom may tell you was quite large, and included the entire original Sandman run, with several issues signed by Neil Gaiman and a few by Dave McKean.) A few days later, I woke up in a motel, with nothing to my name except the clothes on my back, and was terribly sick. Sore throat, fever, aches and pains, the works. And yet I knew that I was blessed to be able to wake up with a roof over my head (even if it was a temporary home) and in a bed that I could lay comfortably in to recover. Of course, I had too much to tend to and could not really afford that luxury, but I counted those blessings and every single one all day long. They were most things I had taken for granted before. And anytime I get sick these days, and may start to feel sorry for myself, I am always reminded of that time of life when I was able to take immediate joy in the fact that I was alive to be sick, and start counting my blessings, no matter how small they may seem
ReplyDeleteThat is a really good way to look at things. It's often the people who have nothing who are the most grateful for what they have. Thanks for sharing your story! It's a good encouragement to those of us who are starting to feel sorry for ourselves :)
DeleteIt is always best to thank YHWH for what we do have. Mike, I'm so glad you are still with us!!
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