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sic, and even essential, for many people, they are not guaranteed.</p><p id="a90c">Many times, the most basic things in life are taken for granted, yet are the most mourned when gone. Appreciating what we have and what we are capable of can help us to maintain focus, motivation, and happiness.</p><p id="613f">Although not every sign may be true for your current situation (certainly these are not all true for me), let the following list be a comfort and a reminder that, even in the face of inevitable challenges and obstacles, your life isn’t always as bad as you’ve been led to believe.</p><h1 id="dda8">18 Surprising Signs You’re Doing Better Than You Think</h1><h2 id="f389">1. You didn’t go to sleep hungry.</h2><h2 id="88d7">2. You woke up this morning with a roof over your head.</h2><h2 id="4e17">3. You had a choice of what to wear today.</h2><h2 id="c17e">4. You haven’t feared for your safety today.</h2><h2 id="fe57">5. You have overcome many challenges up to this point, and you have learned from them and moved on.</h2><h2 id="ffc7">6. You can worry about your career, your family, the environment, etc... which means that you have freedom, ambition, ethics, passion, and the choice to impact your future

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.</h2><h2 id="1953">7. You reside in a society that respects fundamental human rights.</h2><h2 id="41cf">8. You are healthy and free from pain.</h2><h2 id="a58d">9. You have a loved one who misses you.</h2><h2 id="2443">10. You have a good friend to whom you can turn for support.</h2><h2 id="7071">11. You have clean, easily accessible drinking water.</h2><h2 id="c2c6">12. You are able to seek medical care when needed.</h2><h2 id="062d">13. You have access to the Internet.</h2><h2 id="79e2">14. You can read and write.</h2><h2 id="700e">15. You are able to pay your bills without worrying about where the money will come from.</h2><h2 id="ccfa">16. You are able to improve yourself and make a plan to reach your goals.</h2><h2 id="8d92">17. You have a growth mindset and believe in your abilities, skills, and dreams.</h2><h2 id="9e1a">18. You can care for yourself.</h2><p id="6548">Again, not all of these will apply to every person, of course. But the truth is that, no matter how trite it sounds, we each have so much to be grateful for. And it is through candid gratitude for life and all its richness that our untethered spirit resides, relishing and appreciating the brevity of experience.</p></article></body>

18 Surprising Signs You’re Doing Better Than You Think

Appreciating what we have can help us to maintain focus, motivation, and happiness.

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One of the greatest hindrances to happiness is our confinement to unfulfilling illusions. But we can be released from self-imposed disparaging thoughts when we ask the prevailing question: How can we appreciate what we have and know that we are ok?

When we fall into critical notions about our lives, or just feel down about life in general, often what we need is a change in perspective, to find the ever-present river of fortitude and forgiveness. When our worries and troubles feel like a pit of sinking sand, it’s much harder to pay attention to all of the things that are good in our lives.

And although this may seem natural, intrinsic, and even essential, for many people, they are not guaranteed.

Many times, the most basic things in life are taken for granted, yet are the most mourned when gone. Appreciating what we have and what we are capable of can help us to maintain focus, motivation, and happiness.

Although not every sign may be true for your current situation (certainly these are not all true for me), let the following list be a comfort and a reminder that, even in the face of inevitable challenges and obstacles, your life isn’t always as bad as you’ve been led to believe.

18 Surprising Signs You’re Doing Better Than You Think

1. You didn’t go to sleep hungry.

2. You woke up this morning with a roof over your head.

3. You had a choice of what to wear today.

4. You haven’t feared for your safety today.

5. You have overcome many challenges up to this point, and you have learned from them and moved on.

6. You can worry about your career, your family, the environment, etc... which means that you have freedom, ambition, ethics, passion, and the choice to impact your future.

7. You reside in a society that respects fundamental human rights.

8. You are healthy and free from pain.

9. You have a loved one who misses you.

10. You have a good friend to whom you can turn for support.

11. You have clean, easily accessible drinking water.

12. You are able to seek medical care when needed.

13. You have access to the Internet.

14. You can read and write.

15. You are able to pay your bills without worrying about where the money will come from.

16. You are able to improve yourself and make a plan to reach your goals.

17. You have a growth mindset and believe in your abilities, skills, and dreams.

18. You can care for yourself.

Again, not all of these will apply to every person, of course. But the truth is that, no matter how trite it sounds, we each have so much to be grateful for. And it is through candid gratitude for life and all its richness that our untethered spirit resides, relishing and appreciating the brevity of experience.

Appreciation
Gratitude
Life
Personal Development
Philosophy
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