Brad, I totally agree. Even when life is tough, even when I have bad days, it always seems to improve rather quickly.
I've never thought it a good idea (personally) to find my satisfaction with life by comparing it to others. Not to say that there aren't many people who have it FAR worse than me. There are many. However, I would like to think that despite my lot in life that I would find the joy in it. It's cliche I suppose, but when I think about the things that bring me the most joy in life, very little of it has to do with money or stuff.
I live a charmed life. No doubt about it. And much of that comes via the people that I know and love, and who love me back. That includes you guys, so thanks for that!
Marc, I personally don't believe comparisons are bad, so long as they are not used judgmentally or to rank people but rather as a reference point.
ReplyDeleteSimilar to having a meal pain free: you never know how good that feels to eat pain free until you have a reference point of eating with a toothache or a sore in your mouth.