appreciate what I have

My life. I’m learning to appreciate even the not-so-happy moments and seeing them as better than having no life at all.

My family. My sanity (or lackthereof!). Luckily, I doubt I could be more appreciative than I already am for my sister, who is certainly the most loving and caring person I’ve ever known. I’m so, so fortunate to have her in my life.

My friends. A reason to smile when things aren’t so well. Remembering all of the great people in my life as well as the memories we share. Staying in contact when possible to keep those memories alive. I appreciate that I love some of these people as much as my family—simply wonderful!

My home. I’m happy to say that I’m proud of my home. It’s one of the few things that has made me recognise what all I’ve done for it… Life wouldn’t be as good if I didn’t appreciate this, given my priorities in life.

My body. Funny as it may seem, I think it’s very important to appreciate this, no matter what form it comes in. I’m so thankful to be able to appreciate mine given its setbacks and imperfections. What would any of us be without it? I’ve learned patience with my incapabilities.

My belongings. This is also part of keeping the less fortunate in mind. To not take care for any certain thing I own would be a disservice to anyone not as fortunate to have what I do. I don’t dwell on what I don’t have nearly as much as what I do… This ensures that the glass is always half-full—a better way to live. : )

For the most part, I’m still working on this goal. This is just a fair reminder to myself and to others, I suppose!

It doesn’t matter what we may think, but thought outside of the box is a little harder than it sounds. We go through things; we fall down, we may often feel that all is lost.

Thinking outside of the box is the only thing I don’t do when I’m going through something. I forget to look at the bright side. I have this habit of telling myself everything’s going to be fine—but I say it more than I believe it. It’s quite difficult trying to keep that up.

The fact is, I still have my friends and family through everything I feel has ‘destroyed’ me in any way. And those are the dearest things of all.

I don’t understand why I should be down at all, actually. I have a home. I have many, many things; and I have my life.

A good friend of mine is going through quite a difficult period in her life right now and the best thing I can do is offer the best amount of love I can give, and keep praying for the dark skies to clear up on her end.

One could obviously see how she feels, and how it’s very hard for anyone in her position to believe the following while at hand: The rough spots in life are mere bumps in the road, but we need to accept bumps for what they really are. A bump doesn’t last forever. We can get through it all with time.

And on that note, I think we’re all going to be okay.