Blessed to be a Blessing

I’m not an expert nor am I perfect. I’m still in my twenties so I don’t have a lot of experience. I don’t like big words and my long term memory is really bad. When I was young I wanted to be a flight attendant but that never happened. I don’t have a degree and I’m not sure if I’ll ever get one.

In light of all of those things what I do know is that I AM BLESSED.

There is a lot that I don’t have, a lot that I don’t know, a lot that I can’t do – but why focus on those things when each of us has so much to give? Whether it be our time, smile, stuff we’ve learned from lifes experiences, sharing our triumphs, challenges, talents & abilities or even just lending an ear to someone who needs it.

I believe that it’s all about perspective. Although sometimes it may not seem that way, I CHOOSE to see my life as BLESSED. How do you see your life? Are you grateful for all that you have or are you always complaining about all that you don’t have?

I have the privilege of serving an awesome God, I was born into a wonderful family, I am married to an amazing man, I have beautiful friends, I have had the opportunity to travel to different countries, I have lived in Bali for two years, I have learned a lot from many challenges & problems that I have been through, I have food in my fridge, a mattress on my floor and a roof over my head, I have the ability to love, cry, hug & laugh, I am ALIVE!

That’s why I’ve started this blog. I’ve been blessed with so much and I don’t want to keep it to myself. If I have the opportunity to bless someone else then I don’t want to miss it. Like I said at the beginning I’m no expert and I’m’ definitely not perfect, but what I do have is something to give.

I’m going to commit to writing one blog per week – about a whole heap of different things that will come from experiences in my life, things that I’ve learnt, places that I’ve lived, things that I’ve done, the people around me - the first one will be called ”How I lost 20kgs” so keep your eye out for that one next week.

I pray that this blog blesses you because I know that I am only BLESSED so that I can be a BLESSING.

Jade Tanzil