count one's blessings
Language: en
Meaning: (idiomatic)To focus one'sattentionon thecircumstancesof one's life which arepleasantorfortunate, especially with the intention ofdivertingone's thoughts fromseriousordisagreeablematters.1915,Eleanor H. Porter, chapter3, inPollyanna Grows Up[1], The Page Company:Of course if she begins to preach, and to tell me tocount my blessings, I shall send her away.1995May 22, Richard Lacayoet al., “Bart Simpson Calling”, inTime:Rupert Murdoch isn't somebody to sit back andcount his blessings.2006,Mark Winegardner,The Godfather's Revenge[2],→ISBN, page175:The other out-of-town Dons patiently listened, perhapscounting their blessingsthat each had a city all to himself.
Examples:EN: Also an occasion to count one's blessings, Thanksgiving even prompts an outpouring of donations to the poor and hungry.
HI: इसके अलावा किसी के आशीर्वाद को गिनने का अवसर, थैंक्सगिविंग भी गरीबों और भूखे लोगों को दान करने का संकेत देता है।
EN: blessing in disguise, count one's blessings
HI: शुभ आशीष, जानिए उनके मंत्र
EN: It's always good to count one's blessings, every day.
TE: ప్రతి రోజు మీ అభిమాన దేవత పేర్లు జపించడం ఒక మంచి విషయం.
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