Mark Given reflects on his blessings: his wife Janice, five children, eight grandchildren, and his work helping people with health and happiness. He encourages pausing to ask yourself "who would have ever thought?" and consciously appreciating the rich life you have.
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Hey, I'm Mark Given, founder of the Trust-Based Philosophy and the Trust-Based Academy, and you're watching Mark's Minute. Who would have ever thought? Have you ever had those moments when that still small internal voice quietly spoke to you and said, who would have ever thought? Well, I bet you have recently, or at least I hope you have. Thankfully, that voice comes to me too, and it's important because when it does, it means that we're not taking life for granted. To be more clear, here's the who would have ever thought moment that I had yesterday. Who would have ever thought all of this could have ever happened? And yet, who would have ever thought that I could have been so fortunate to meet and marry my nearly perfect wife, Janice? We call her Gigi. Who would have ever thought that we could have 5 wonderful kids? Who would have ever thought our kids would make such wise choices in their spouses? Who would have ever thought that we'd have 8 of the most brilliant grandkids on the planet? Now, I could go on and on, but I'd just bore you further, and sorry. Many of the thoughts even reach to what I'm doing right now, though. The opportunity to communicate freely with so many people that I have met and care about their health their happiness, and their success. It nearly brought me to tears, but that's not really the point. The point is, when we take the time to listen to that voice with the many "who would have ever thought" messages, that's when the richness of life grabs us and embraces us. You deserve a big hug today too. Why not take a moment right now to consider the blessings of your life. Just begin with, "Who would have ever thought?" and keep it all positive. Don't take your rich life for granted. You are here to be happy and you deserve all of it. So thanks for watching and have a great day.