…as far as I’m concerned.
“Blessing” as used in the sentence: I had so many blessings from obeying the commandments.
Before today, I entertained the thought that I didn’t know what a “blessing” was anymore than I knew what Obama meant by “change.” I still don’t know what the hell “change” means besides higher taxes and the enlargement of Government as a whole, but that’s another post for another time. What I do know, however, is what a blessing is. I hate corny posts like this.
People drive me crazy (if you haven’t figured out yet, this is a religion oriented post) at church, and at home for that matter, when they would toss around the B word like loose change. As far as I am concerned, they don’t know what a blessing is. I’m not calling anybody out, but I think the term is used too loosely within the LDS faith as well as many other denominations.
We had an apostle come to our church today – Richard G. Scott to be precise – and it was a pretty cool meeting. The dude obviously knows a few things that I don’t “know” for a fact and it was cool to be only a few rows away from one of the most inspired men in the LDS (Mormon) church. It wasn’t what he said that told me what the word “blessing” means, rather, it was what I felt.
My definition of blessing: Inspired thoughts. (period)
I think inspired thoughts lead to other things that people tend to call “blessings” but I really believe that a “blessing” is an inspired thought from God or whomever you believe to be your creator. If Darwin is that man, well, have at it, monkeys.
What do you think a “blessing” is? Do you agree with me when I say the term is used too loosely? Almost in a way that takes away from sacredness of a blessing itself? Do you think that a check in the mail is a blessing? Do you consider your house a blessing? I’d say that those things are (indirectly) blessings, but I think the actual blessing is the thought that brought those things into existence.
P.S. The Apostle came to our church 03/15/09, but I’m setting this post to auto-publish a couple of days from now, so read the word “today” accordingly – that is if you care in the first place. 
