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Count Your Blessings

Count Your Blessings

By Maria Shriver
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Today is my sister-in-law Jeanne’s birthday.

Yesterday was my wonderful friend Martha Beck’s birthday. And last week I said happy happy to my other sister-in-law Malissa, my friend Cydney, and my cousin Caroline (who shared her birthday with the Thanksgiving holiday).

Now why am I mentioning these people’s birthdays? Well, for a few reasons. One, because I love them all. Two, because I’m amused that so many people I love have birthdays so close to one another. And three, because I’m so grateful for all of them and for the love they’ve shown and continue to show me. (And while I’m celebrating these November birthdays, I also want to take a moment to send love to a few of my favorite people with December birthdays: my friend Nadine, my mentor Roberta, and my daughter Katherine!)

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