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Does anyone feel old and useless with age?
Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Mar 22 4:21pm | Replies (192)Comment receiving replies
Scott, I so enjoyed your post. Perhaps expressing gratitude for the life we have been given, regardless of the challenges, provides us a window to appreciate life. i.e. Grateful for being born in the US, having the parents I had, being a Mayo patient, etc. Trust me, I do have complaints, but I prefer to focus on "Good Stuff."
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Thank you!
In terms of gratitude, I consider the alternatives. For example, I knew someone who saw the worst in every situation. "Things have to get better. They can't get any worse!" was a common phrase.
Actually, they could have gotten a lot worse.
As you point out, we live in a great country. Most people never have to worry about having shelter, or food, or physical security, or clean water, or... or...
When they forget that, or feel deprived because they don't have a Lexus or a 70" TV or whatever, they're laying the foundation for a life of unhappiness.