Simple pleasures

Last night was a restless one for some reason and I didn't use the awake time well. My charge to self today is to regroup and get back on track. My mind is open to what I need to learn today, so here goes:
1. I woke up this morning, and for that I am grateful. The psalmist, David, says, "No wonder my heart is glad and I rejoice. My body rests in safety."-Psalm 16:9 (NLT).
2. My body, regardless of my diagnosis, is functioning well. "Be joyful always;...give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus."-1 Thessalonians 5:16, 18."-(NIV).
3. My blessings far outweigh my needs. "It is always possible to be thankful for what is given rather than to complain about what is not given. One or the other becomes the habit of life."-Elisabeth Elliot. ( I've used this quote in a past post but today I needed reminding again!)
4. I don't have to do this business of life alone. "Indeed, in our hearts we felt the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, Who raises the dead."-2 Corinthians 1:9 (NIV).
5. I have the privilege of sharing God's comfort with others. "Praise be to God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, Who comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God."-2 Corinthians 1:3,4 (NIV).
6. Even when I feel discontented, it is possible to have a peaceful spirit. "You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast because he trusts in You."-Isaiah 26:3 (NIV).
And I have the privilege of joining the unknown Puritan who prayed:
"When I think upon and converse with Thee ten thousand delightful thoughts spring up, ten thousand sources of pleasure are unsealed, ten thousand refreshing joys spread over my heart, crowding into every moment of happiness......"-The Valley of Vision.

"Thou Who hast given so much to me, give me one thing more-a grateful heart!"-George Herbert.

And the blessings just keep on coming.

On the health front:
Dermatologist appointment today. I'm hoping for a miracle product that will change my neck skin back into something that resembles a human being rather than a sheet of sand paper.
Energy level was encouraging yesterday.
Life is good.