Welcome to My Blog

Welcome to my blog. I would like to explain a little bit about how this idea came to be. I have been dealing with depression for some time now and last week I hit pretty much rock bottom and I was contemplating taking my own life because I felt I had nothing left to live for. It felt like I face struggle after struggle with no relief in between. I have been dealing with recovering from 2 major back surgeries (one to fix complications) and the many struggles that come from that and many others that are unrelated. The only thing that kept me from following through was that I knew the hurt it would cause those close to me. I could not do that to them. On Monday I started to pull out of the pit that I felt I was in and I realized so many things. One of which is that no matter how dark it gets, there is always something good and I need to focus on it and hold on to it no matter how small it may seem. So I remembered about something that was going around on facebook that was called the Gratitude project where you list 3 things you are grateful for no matter how big or small. I thought I would like to do my own project maybe based on that idea where I actually blog about it and it is available for people to see and maybe inspire others to find the blessings in their lives as well. I decided to do this for one year-365 blessings. I hope to continue past that but for now I would like to try one year. This might be challenging some days to find something positive when everything seems to be going wrong around me but those are the days I need to do it that much more. I am convinced that there has to be something however small to grab hold of in those dark days. I hope to come up with a different blessing each day which will be incredibly hard as time goes by but I think I am up for the challenge. I am hoping that through this project, I will become a better happier person. I also hope that I will inspire others to do the same. One thing I am always thankful for that I can't really be thankful for only one day of the year is the love from my family, friends and God. Thanks and I hope you enjoy it.