Since I have been sick in bed with a virus for over a week, I thought I should write about the blessing of good health.  There’s nothing like being sick to make you realize that good health is not something to be taken for granted.

My thoughts about this have reminded me that we should never take anything for granted.  But today I am extremely grateful for the good health I enjoy. So many people do not have this blessing.  I know that this virus will pass, unlike a great deal of other people who have a congenital disease, or a family history of serious illnesses.

It makes me wonder why I have been blessed in this way.  I didn’t do anything to deserve it, just as people with poor health did nothing to deserve their condition.  I guess we can add this to all the mysteries of this world in which we live.

So, I think that this is the perfect time to be grateful for all the good in my life.  There are so many good things that I don’t know where to begin. In fact, being sick can be a blessing too.It reminds me of the good health I enjoy most of the time.  And now, I can see all the reasons to be thankful standing in a row waiting to be counted.

I have family, and friends, people who love me whether I deserve it or not.  I have the ability to write and sing music and share it with people who appreciate it and me.  I can make people laugh, and that is the best thing of all. I have been blessed in so many ways.

So, as I sit here, feeling poorly for today, I know that I will get over this and be well again.  This is just a bump in the road, so to speak. It’s just a bump in a fairly smooth road that is my life.