Rob Dial points out that 150,000 people died recently while you're still alive with food, water, shelter, and people who care about you. Most of us waste time chasing what we don't have instead of appreciating what's already here.
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150,000 people died yesterday, though. Do you get that? And you're still here and you can't find something to be grateful for? You're still complaining about your little teeny tiny struggles, but I bet that if given the option, every single One of those 150,000 people would be glad to change places with you right now. You're alive. Your heart is beating. You have food, you have water. You have shelter. You have clothing. You have a few people that love you. You have so much to be grateful for. Stop focusing on the things that you don't have and the things that you want and start focusing on what you do have. Life isn't about having the things that you want. It's about wanting the things that you have.