Counting my blessings, slowly October 28, 2015
@GardenGerty (157545)
United States
October 28, 2015 12:50pm CST
My cell phone connection still is not fixed. I talked to someone on the phone. She says that the other departments say that it will take up to 72 hours to fix the issue.
Blessing1, I have a landline.
Blessing2 I have a hotline number and pin to use if it does not get fixed
Blessing3 I am not using minutes or days while this happens
Blessing4 No one will call me on that phone
I do not like doing business on the phone. I guess I will do something else for a while.
I should have never tried to upgrade to a smart phone.
Do you have any blessings I can share?
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
28 Oct 15
I don't use a cell phone so I don't have that problem.
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@GardenGerty (157545)
• United States
28 Oct 15
One of the jobs I had basically made me have to have one. I have always used tracfone, and most of the time I have had no trouble. With us driving distances it becomes somewhat necessary. Or it can become an electronic leash. I think being without one might actually be a blessing.
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@Tampa_girl7 (48926)
• United States
28 Oct 15
My blessings are a roof over my head, plenty to eat and all of my needs met. A loving family and good friends.
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@GardenGerty (157545)
• United States
28 Oct 15
A very full and wonderful life. We are blessed.
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@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
28 Oct 15
I live. That is the best blessing for me. Looking back, I am happy with whatever I have - the void, emptiness, even the bad health. I am thankful to the Controller that He selected me as I realize that maybe I am the chosen one because if this was some one else, s/he might not have been able to handle it better.
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@GardenGerty (157545)
• United States
29 Oct 15
When my first husband became ill he did not say "why me" but "why not me?" You never know why or why not.
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@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
29 Oct 15
@GardenGerty So very true
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When I was on the bed for 8 months, almost until the day I started walking, I was thinking "why me". The "why not me" changed my attitude, my way of thinking and here I am, walking, working, enjoying - Alive.
I think when we think about "why me" - we are egoistic and that is a vice in itself. Life becomes easier when we let go of "me" and start thinking in terms of "why not me"
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When I was on the bed for 8 months, almost until the day I started walking, I was thinking "why me". The "why not me" changed my attitude, my way of thinking and here I am, walking, working, enjoying - Alive.
I think when we think about "why me" - we are egoistic and that is a vice in itself. Life becomes easier when we let go of "me" and start thinking in terms of "why not me"
@inertia4 (27961)
• United States
29 Oct 15
Well, for one, I don't have a landline, and I like it that way. The phone company was screwing me every month with that landline. So I dumped it. I love my smartphone and cannot liv without it. I have no issues with it either. Why an issue would take up to 72 hours to fix is beyond mu knowledge. If I eve had a problem, they fixed it right away. Maybe you should look into changing the cellphone service you use.
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@GardenGerty (157545)
• United States
29 Oct 15
I believe it was hacked, just as any computer can be hacked. It is a pay as you go service and that is all I can afford.
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@rebelann (111160)
• El Paso, Texas
28 Oct 15
You could ask daddyevil to help you with that issue, he's very knowledgeable about smartphones.
I bought a LG Optimus for $30 a few months ago and tried to use it, the internet portion was a breeze but I never could figure out how to answer the stupid thing so I went back to my old phone. I still use that LG for internet access when I'm out and about but other than that it's no longer being used as a phone.
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@rebelann (111160)
• El Paso, Texas
29 Oct 15
@GardenGerty I've never actually seen or used a blackberry so that one's lost on me 
Yep, @sherryeb the dang things do tend to outsmart us, thank goodness I kept my old phone. I have straight talk prepaid so going back to my old phone was a breeze.
Yep, @sherryeb the dang things do tend to outsmart us, thank goodness I kept my old phone. I have straight talk prepaid so going back to my old phone was a breeze.
@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
28 Oct 15
I love my smart phone, I didn't like dealing with the smarttalk tech support and service and stuff, but the price was nice
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@GardenGerty (157545)
• United States
28 Oct 15
I got a smart phone to replace a phone I lost. I really think I have been hacked somehow. My time keeps getting pulled off.
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
28 Oct 15
@GardenGerty
Sorry to hear you are having those problems with your phone.
@deafdiva (242)
• United States
29 Oct 15
I just had a blessing happen this morning! Someone paid for my food at McDonalds!
@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
29 Oct 15
This is a frustration for sure GG.
I am glad that you can count those blessings, they are invaluable in times like this.
I have the blessing of being able to sort through a lot of stresses right now and keep up for others, as you are doing now.
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@GardenGerty (157545)
• United States
29 Oct 15
Let us know how your son is doing, okay?
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
29 Oct 15
@GardenGerty Hi GG, thank you for remembering. The results were positive today from the doctor, meaning he has not found the polycythemia in the test results, but are doing more tests to see if they can find what is causing the symptoms.
@GardenGerty (157545)
• United States
29 Oct 15
And you were well cared for while your leg was getting to this point. Blessings are all around us.
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@just4him (306079)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
29 Oct 15
@GardenGerty Yes I was. The staff at the nursing home is great and so are the therapists.
@japneet20 (249)
• New Delhi, India
28 Oct 15
My life itself is a blessing right now. And so is everyone else's.
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
28 Oct 15
sorry about your smartphone not working properly, I have never had a problem when I first upgraded to my smartphone and i am now on my third one. I would saying living in a house that is warm is a blessing, having enough food to eat is also a blessing as there are people who do not have a warm place to stay nor enough food to eat.
@Katriona_22 (271)
• Philippines
29 Oct 15
I have all the love of my parents and my husband, and to live everyday with love of all the people around me, I am so blessed.
