A man was walking through the city feeling depressed after losing his grocery store business and incurring debt. He saw a man with no legs smiling and greeting people from his wheelchair. This gave the man perspective and he realized how fortunate he was to have legs and a ability to walk. This encounter lifted his spirits and gave him the courage to get a loan and job. The story teaches that focusing on blessings rather than troubles can improve one's outlook. The document provides tips on counting blessings and not worrying by concentrating on the positives in our lives.

1. HOW TO
COUNT YOUR
BLESSINGS

2. LET US FIRST START
WITH A STORY…

3. “I USED TO WORRY A LOT,” HE SAID. “BUT
ONE SPRING DAY, I WAS WALKING IN THE
CITY WHEN I SAW A SIGHT THAT BANISHED
ALL MY WORRIES. IT ALL HAPPENED IN TEN
SECONDS, BUT DURING THOSE TEN
SECONDS I LEARNED MORE IN HOW TO
LIVE THAN I LEARNED IN THE PREVIOUS
TEN YEARS…”

4. “FOR TWO YEARS I HAD BEEN RUNNING A
GROCERY STORE IN OUR TOWN.. I HAD NOT ONLY
LOST ALL MY SAVINGS, BUT I HAD INCURRED DEBTS
THAT TOOK ME SEVEN YEARS TO PAY BACK. MY
GROCERY STORE HAD BEEN CLOSED PREVIOUSLY;
AND NOW I WAS GOING TO THE MERCHANTS BANK
TO BORROW MONEY SO I COULD GO TO MY
HOMELAND TO LOOK FOR A JOB. I WALKED LIKE A
BEATEN MAN. I HAD LOST ALL MY FAITH AND
FIGHT….”

5. THEN SUDDENLY I SAW COMING DOWN THE STREET
A MAN WHO HAD NO LEGS. HE WAS SITTING ON A
LITTLE WOODEN PLATFORM EQUIPPED WITH WHEELS
FROM ROLLER SKATES. I MET HIM JUST AFTER HE HAD
CROSSED THE STREET AND WAS STARTING TO LIFT
HIMSELF UP A FEW INCHES OVER THE CURB TO THE
SIDEWALK. AND HIS EYES MET MINE. HE GREETED ME
WITH A GRAND SMILE. “GOOD MORNING SIR! FINE
MORNING ISN’T IT?” HE SAID IT WITH A SPIRIT.

6. AS I STOOD LOOKING AT HIM, I REALIZED HOW RICH I
WAS. I HAD TWO LEGS. I COULD WALK. I FELT
ASHAMED OF MY SELF-PITY. I SAID TO MYSELF, IF HE
CAN BE HAPPY, CHEERFUL AND CONFIDENT WITHOUT
LEGS, I CERTAINLY CAN WITH LEGS. MY SPIRIT WAS
LIFTED AND I GOT THE COURAGE TO LIVE MY LIFE AND
CONFIDENCE THAT I CAN GET A JOB. I GOT THE LOAN
AND I GOT A JOB. I NOW HAVE THE FOLLOWING
WORDS PASTED ON MY BATHROOM MIRROR, AND I
READ THEM EVERY MORNING AS I SHAVE..

7. I HAD BLUES BECAUSE I HAD NO SHOES,
UNTIL UPON THE STREET, I SAW A MAN
WHO HAD NO FEET.

8. “SOMETIMES, IF YOU HAVE ALL THE FRESH
WATER YOU WANT TO DRINK AND ALL THE
FOOD YOU WANT TO EAT, YOU OUGHT NEVER
TO COMPLAIN ABOUT ANYTHING.”
-EDDIE RICKENBACKER-

9. WHY DON’T YOU STOP
RIGHT NOW ASK
YOURSELF: “WHAT IN
THE WORLD AM I
WORRYING ABOUT?”
YOU WILL PROBABLY
FIND THAT IT IS
UNIMPORTANT AND
INSIGNIFICANT.

10. ABOUT 90 PERCENT OF THE THINGS IN OUR LIVES ARE
RIGHT, AND ABOUT 10 PERCENT ARE WRONG.
IF WE WANT TO BE HAPPY, ALL WE HAVE TO
DO IS TO CONCENTRATE ON THE 90 PERCENT
THAT ARE RIGHT, AND IGNORE THE 10
PERCENT THAT ARE WRONG.
IF WE WANT TO BE WORRIED AND BITTER
AND HAVE STOMACH ULCER, JUST FOCUS ON
THE 10 PERCENT THAT ARE WRONG AND
IGNORE 90 PERCENT THAT ARE GLORIOUS.

11. THINK AND THANK
THINK OF ALL WE HAVE TO BE GRATEFUL
FOR, AND THANK GOD FOR ALL THE BOONS
AND BOUNTIES.

12. THE TENDENCY TO “SELDOM THINK OF WHAT
WE HAVE BUT ALWAYS OF WHAT WE LACK”
IS THE GREATEST TRAGEDY ON EARTH. IT HAS
PROBABLY CAUSED MORE MISERY THAN ALL THE
WARS AND DISEASES IN HOSTORY.
-JONH PALMER-

13. STOP WOR RYING –
STAR LIVING .
C O U N T YO U R
B L E S S I N G S – N OT
YO U R T R O U B L E S .

14. THIS IS INSPIRED BY THE ARTICLE/STORY
“HOW TO STOP WORRYING AND START LIVING”
OF DALE CARNEGIE

15. Prepared by:
Echem, Edgie M.
BEED – 3
Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan