Blessing from Berlin
- Jacob Schnee
- Dec 25, 2018
- 1 min read
Updated: Jan 1, 2021
We watched Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. I hadn’t seen it before. It was immensely enjoyable.
The movie gave you all the classic tunes: “White Christmas,” "Sisters," and the rest. But a day later, there is one song sticking with me most. That song is “Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep.”
Consider the message here:
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
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If you're worried and you can't sleep Just count your blessings instead of sheep And you'll fall asleep counting your blessings
What a lovely thought.
How interesting that 50+ years before “gratitude journals” were a thing bandied about by lifestyle gurus aplenty, Irving Berlin advocated the same thing. And before Berlin, how many thousands of years have wise people done the same?
It reminds me Thomas Edison's take on sleep:
"Never go to sleep without a request to your subconscious."
What a powerful way to build positive momentum in your life.
After all, you get more of what you celebrate.
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