count (one's) blessings
count (one's) blessings
To reflect on the good things in one's life and be grateful for them. I know you're disappointed that you didn't come in first, but so many other incredible things have happened to you this year. Count your blessings, my darling. I try to count my blessings every day—it's a great antidote to sadness!
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
count your blessings
be grateful for what you have. 2003 The Hindu: Literary Review At forty you ruminate. Mostly about life and what it has done to you. At forty you count your blessings. And accept the bitter dollops that have been flung your way.
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Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
count your ˈblessings
realize how lucky you are and not complain: Stop looking so miserable and count your blessings! At least you’ve still got a job and somewhere to live.See also: blessing, count
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
count one's blessings
Appreciate what one has, or one’s good fortune. This Pollyanna-like phrase is often used to help avoid worrying about what one lacks or one’s bad luck. (Pollyanna, a children’s book from the early 1900s by Eleanor H. Porter, is the story of an orphan girl who remains resolutely cheerful and sweet-tempered in the face of considerable adversity.) A modern version of the cliché is think positive.
See also: blessing, count
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
- count one's blessings
- count your blessings
- (there's) no peace/rest for the wicked
- (one's) day in court
- a change of scenery
- a change of scene
- (from) top to toe
- (one's) old man
- (one's) old lady
- (one's) jig is up