“Count your rainbows, not your thunderstorms”
“Count your rainbows, not your thunderstorms”—in other words, “count your blessings”—is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying has been cited in print since at least 2006 and is of unknown authorship.
“Count your rainbows, not your thunderstorms. ~Alyssa Knight (age 12)” was posted on Twitter on August 3, 2010. However, Alyssa Knight does not appear to be credited with the saying before 2010.
10 February 2006, The Borneo Bulletin )Kuala Belait), “Brunei: HSBC Speakers Group holds speech competition”:
... to deliver a two-minute speech on the topic of “Count Your Rainbows, Not Your Thunderstorms.”
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Renee
4/20/06
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Count your rainbows, not your thunderstorms.
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George Ramos
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Count your rainbows, not your thunderstorms.
7:02 AM - 22 May 2009
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aww I just saw the cutest quote “count your rainbows, not your thunder storms”
3:51 PM - 6 Jul 2009
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Adrienne White
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Count your rainbows, not your thunderstorms ~Alyssa Knight
1:26 PM - 26 Feb 2010
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Count your rainbows, not your thunderstorms. ~Alyssa Knight (age 12) #quotes
5:08 AM - 3 Aug 2010
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1GN - Count Your Rainbows (Audio)
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Published on Dec 3, 2013
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The Adventures and Confessions of an American Drama Queen in Turkey
By Barbara A. Lawrence
Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse LLC
2014
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Count your rainbows, not your thunderstorms. —Alyssa Knight, age 12
A Mixed Bag
Count Your Rainbows, Not Your Thunderstorms ~ Alyssa Knight
Posted on April 3, 2014 by Al
At the end of the rainbow is a pot of gold apparently.
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September 2, 2014 ·
“Count your rainbows, not your thunder storms” ~Alyssa Knight
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5000+ Awesome Quotes to Use on Twitter and Social Media
By Devin Metzger
Pronoun
2016
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Count your rainbows, not your thunderstorms.