But for those who can be in Denver on Saturday Nov. 14, the STARZ Denver Film Festival presents Blessings: The Tsoknyi Nangchen Nuns of Tibet.
I find that there are blessings present that require a high spiritual perspective, with heavy doses of understanding and cooperation, for us to see.
The days they spent serving needy people in remote Haitian villages opened the eyes of Masters and her clients to the blessings present in their own lives.
It is an approach that says if one is ever going to get to the Promised Land, it is only going to happen by honoring and fully engaging the present and its blessings and challenges, and not by just getting through it.
We can apply it to the past (retrieving positive memories and being thankful for elements of childhood or past blessings), the present (not taking good fortune for granted as it comes), and the future (maintaining a hopeful and optimistic attitude).
They can apply it to the past (retrieving positive memories and being thankful for elements of childhood or past blessings), the present (not taking good fortune for granted as it comes), and the future (maintaining a hopeful and optimistic attitude).
Look for things in your life that represent abundance, health and happiness, all the blessings already present.
But as the Brothers Grimm knew, fairy tales present obstacles along with blessings, and that is the case here as well.
Later this month, many will begin preparing holiday feasts, attending parties and shopping obsessively for the perfect presents, all while counting blessings and enjoying the company of family and friends.
During lunch, Mirzaian presented the "Counting Our Blessings" recognition to Marina Raines.
