grateful for small blessings

Appreciative of the small or minor benefits, advantages, or opportunities one is afforded, particularly in the midst of an otherwise difficult, frustrating, or unfortunate situation or circumstance. My car's air conditioning stopped working two hours into my cross-country road trip. The radio still works, though, so I guess I should be grateful for small blessings. Yes, our son's accident left him without the use of his right eye. We're just grateful for small blessings that he still has the use of his left one. Yes, the fire damaged a large portion of our house, but it didn't reach our irreplaceable mementos in the den, so we're grateful for small blessings.

See also: blessing, for, grateful, small

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References in periodicals archive

Still, the Eslicks are grateful for small blessings, past and current.

Making a difference

After enduring so much mental torment, Waldorf is grateful for small blessings: 'Thank God for cigarettes and coffee." And, of course, art.

THE LIVING MUSEUM

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