Words from Berlin

When Christmas comes around every year, one of the first movies I put in is Bing Crosby's White Christmas. It's not yet that time of year, but people have said to me recently that rather than focus on what I don't have, I should spend more time focusing on what I do have. This is, admittedly, is not something I'm good at. I think that, in many areas, I'm a perfectionist. When I feel like I'm failing in an area, it tends to dominate my entire thinking until I succeed. Keeping that in mind, this whole job search, and my ever-growing pile of letters saying, "We enjoyed meeting you, but at this time the position has been filled,", has made me pretty pessimistic about life in general.

Which brings me back to White Christmas. There is a song in that movie, sung by Bing Crosby, called Count Your Blessings. The lyrics say:

When I'm worried and I can't sleep
I count my blessings instead of sheep
And I fall asleep
Counting my blessings

I need to do more counting of blessings. So what am I grateful for? A husband who looks forward to coming home to me. A home I love walking into. A cat who worships me and is my constant shadow. Girlfriends who put up with all my little quirks. A family who doesn't mind my random phone calls.

So here's to Irving Berlin and his wisdom. Who said that the classic movies aren't any good?