Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses and disappointments; but let us have patience and we soon shall see them in their proper figures.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Most of us never stop to consider our blessings; rather, we spend the day only thinking about our problems. But since you have to be alive to have problems, be grateful for the opportunity to have them.
When we focus on our gratitude, the tide of disappointment goes out and the tide of love rushes in.
We live in a world of constant juxtaposition between joy that's possible and pain that's all too common. We hope for love and success and abundance, but we never quite forget that there is always lurking the possibility of disaster.
We really feel happier when things look bleak. Hope is endurance. Hope is holding on and going on and trusting in the Lord.
There is some suffering that awaits us all.
I know that in life there will be sickness, devastation, disappointments, heartache - it's a given. What's not a given is the way you choose to get through it all. If you look hard enough, you can always find the bright side.
The keenest sorrow is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.
For the Holy Ghost blesses us with optimism and wisdom at times of challenge that we simply cannot muster on our own.
Our best successes often come after our greatest disappointments.
We may thank God that we can feel pain and know sadness, for these are the human sentiments that constitute our glory as well as our grief.
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