My daughter and I watched Idol Gives Back the other night, and we were either bawling or cheering through the entire show. It was SO good, and SO heartbreaking. We loved watching the magnificent talent showcased on the American Idol stage, but cried hot tears at the sight of so many people suffering around the world. It really made us feel bad for bitching about stupid stuff. In fact, it moved us to make a deal with each other: if either of us is moaning, groaning and/or complaining about something going wrong in our lives, we will remind each other that we should be grateful instead for what we have and everything that is actually going right! It is so easy to feel sorry for ourselves, isn’t it? We lose sight of how lucky we really are in the bounty we have. How dare we complain about such things as not having the right shoes or clothes or car. Shame on us! Next time you go out to buy yourself those new shoes or that new outfit, buy something slightly cheaper and give the rest to a worthy charity. You’ll be amazed at how good you’ll feel. Oh, and yeah, you can click that link up there and make your donation to Idol Gives Back! ;)

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