Beautiful Thoughts are Therapeutic

I felt discouraged and a little depressed. It was only ten days after a life saving operation and didn't  feel strong. That's normal. I was grateful for the operation.

But I'm human and I have dark moods sometimes. I wanted to write a blog post to encourage others, but I had no inspiration.

Then I took a shower and suddenly a song came to mind. Intuitively, I knew it was from God.

When the dog bites,
When the bee stings,
When I'm feeling sad,
I simply remember my favourite things,
And then I don't feel so bad.

This is from the film, ‘The Sound of Music’.

Fond memories came to mind. I saw my grandmother's house, which I loved so much. I saw myself in the living room of my parents' house when I loved playing chess with my father as a child.

There are some strict Christians who disapprove of daydreams, but Paul said we must always be thankful and let beautiful thoughts shape our minds.

Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Php 4:8 NIV