Xmas Dose of Perspective

I've been sitting on this one for a long time, almost a year.  (Not as long as For Annie, but it's stewed for a good while, like a crock-pot meal.)

Irving Berlin wrote a song performed by Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney called "Counting My Blessings (Instead of Sheep)"

This song, along with many other songs performed by folks from earlier decades, was on a Christmas classics station, on rotation endlessly during the holiday season last year at Home Depot.   So I heard it.  A lot.  Along with Marshmallow Christmas.

Christmas is hard for me (see other blogs) in part because of the self-imposed pressure to do "enough" for Christmas, and being creative with a bankroll smaller than Jeff Bezos.

I can't keep up with the Joneses.  It's taken a lot of work, hustle and frugal living to get to probably the best financial position in our lives.

But when I look at my small bankroll, I think back to when I had none (or even when I was badly overdrawn).
It takes discipline, but remembering how far I've gotten (by the grace of God) is very helpful.

Take it away, Bing.

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#MM107
"Count Your Blessings"
Written by Irving Berlin
Performed by Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney


When I'm worried and I can't sleep
I count my blessings instead of sheep
And I fall asleep counting my blessings
When my bankroll is getting small
I think of when I had none at all
And I fall asleep counting my blessings

I think about a nursery and I picture curly heads
And one by one I count them as they slumber in their beds
If you're worried and you can't sleep
Just count your blessings instead of sheep
And you'll fall asleep counting your blessings