Blessed is the soul that is grateful

for what it has

blessed is the soul that recognizes it

blessed is the soul that is thankful

may I always be thankful to the ‘one’

that gave me all ….

I truly have a lot to be thankful for , When I was a little girl I was always the wrong shoe size as I like to call m self , I never fitted in anywhere , no matter what I was never accepted . I felt like I was a curse , you would put me with Iraqis girls I would get bullied , you would put me with the Iranians girls I would be made fun off and if you put me with indians I still could not make any friends . English school was a disaster as it took me time to learn ‘english’ . I thought it was because I was ugly that was why no one wanted to be my friend .

 I believed that for so long , my sisters made friends why not me ? what is wrong with me ? . When I grew older I realized it is not my looks because I actually got attention from men ,ok so if it is not my looks why is it no one wants to be my friend . I think it is because I was very bubbly , I started making friend around  my teens . Gave up trying to fit in to the ‘in’ group and started just accepting that this is how it is going to be .

Now as an adult I am so grateful that I was never the popular girl , I’m grateful that I was never in the ‘in’ group . Maybe just maybe I would not be who I am if everything worked out with ‘iraqi’ girls as they say .

I have wonderful friends now , extremely loyal and my phone never stops ringing !:) I do feel special in a way , but I changed and my experiences made me a better person . I can never look down at anyone nor ill treat them because I know how that feels . My culture in an indirect way does teachs arrogance , my experiences wiped it away . My friends come from all over the world ,now I even eat with my hands ( provided I washed them ) .

So indeed I am blessed , to have such wonderful people in my life .