We live in a world of stars and we dream of great achievements. We are constantly fed images of this amazing life through media and entertainment in which we don’t have any problems because we have enough money to solve all of them. If we could just reach a certain point in life, if we could just attain that goal we have in mind, then we can truly be happy. But right now we feel empty, something is missing, and we need to find that magical purpose to make life worth living.
How about that perfect relationship? The one you see during your favorite movie. The one that social media displays that you can run to when yours is out of wack. 
I know I spent a long time waiting for it to come along. I remember I would break off a relationship at the drop of a dime. No need to work on things because there’s always somebody better. Even today I have to talk myself off the break up ledge after almost every argument, and I’d say that ledge talk comes about I don’t know, 1x/month haha.
Luckily for you and I, I have a solution that can get you to this life of happiness and fulfillment that you dream about. it won’t be super easy and it will require a bit of work, but right now I can tell you how to get your dream job, dream significant other, and that lifestyle of the rich and famous that you grew up watching on TV and hearing about from your favorite musician. Below you will see 70 things that you have to do every single day that will without a doubt have people commenting on your latest social media photo with “goals.” Are you ready for this? Free game coming now:
I’m kidding, there’s no 70 steps here, and it’s not that difficult to reach happiness and fulfillment. What if enjoyment of life simply came down to a tiny shift in your perspective? The key resource we are often missing in our bag for life is appreciation. Take a moment to imagine yourself as a lion or lioness in the jungle. All you have to do is eat, survive and teach the generation behind you to do the same. If you can do just that, you have a worry free life in the jungle. So what’s so different about our lives? Aren’t we living creatures as well? Is having a good life as complicated as we make it out to be, or do we make our lives more difficult by looking out into the world through media forms and telling ourselves that survival isn’t enough?
You would think that our evolved minds as humans would make our lives more fulfilled and simple but all that its done is make us more depressed and has filled us with internal despair. After years of thinking I was grateful for everything and appreciative it hit me that I wasn’t in the least bit. I realized that if I was a foreigner from a 3rd world country that found a way to America to live the life that I live I would feel like a King. Take a walk with me to a refugee camp and let’s spend some time there. Every day you wake up and something like having a glass of clean water, or a cup of coffee would make this a great day. You came across a ball that your kids can play with outside of your tent and when you showed this old soccer ball to the group of kids their faces lit up like it was Christmas Day. If you can make it to the end of this month without your family’s life being at risk from a random violent attack, thank God. 
Or you’re one of the over 15 million people that survive through scavenging landfills. You rumble through trash everyday to feed your family. One day someone comes along and tells you of a huge lottery opportunity. A shot at the biggest dream of your life, you have the grand chance of living the life that the real you is living every day.
Are you feeling a little more appreciative now of the job you hate, or the shelter you live under, or the water that you had to drink today? When I think about these things I sure am. We’re human and live fast paced lives. We often get lost in the shuffle and we get caught up in the world that tells us that we are never enough, and we are far from rich. Just remember from someone’s perspective, you are extremely wealthy and they would do anything to afford their children the life that you live. 
To someone, your trash is treasure, in a literal sense when referring to the professional scavengers from 3rd world countries, and figuratively with significant others. If you took 5 minutes every morning to write down a few things you’re appreciative of, you will attain the lifestyle that I promised to provide the steps for earlier. Dig deep with this, be thankful for the little things we take for granted everyday like waking up and having a glass of water. Would your relationship benefit if you spent a little time reminding yourself (writing down) of the value your partner brought to your life instead of annoying things about them? Something that helps me is the realization that no matter which way you turn there will always be problems. Every perfect person on social media or that someone else is with, will likely get on your nerves just as much as the person in front of you. Change your perspective, and change your life.
Without this perspective shift I could give you the winning Powerball lottery ticket tomorrow and you still would need more. What is your benchmark when considering how grateful you should be? Those that couldn’t dream of the life your living, or the person with the perfect life on Instagram?
I’m not telling you not to strive to live the best life you can. Anyone who knows me could call me a hypocrite if I presented that message. I’m just saying if these thoughts were present during your moments of despair I’m confident they would lesson the blow.
Play the game of life at your best; pressure free knowing that win or lose you are just fine. No need to take desperate risks or shy away from taking risks all together. Find balance, relax and enjoy the ride. If it doesn’t directly impact your survival you shouldn’t expend too much energy worrying about it.
Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough ~ Oprah Winfrey