[Mo_Gearhead]

Losing family members, a good friend passing away, loss of a pet, being fired, wrecking your car, a divorce, stock market or housing tanks, discovering a health issue ...wow, the 'downs' can seem endless.

But...

You have electricity, heat/air conditioning, you have potable water, you have access to unlimited consumables (food, toilet paper, clothing, medicine, ...), you can put your garbage at the curb and it is picked up, you have resources available (churches, hospitals, Red Cross...)

You don't have to...

Walk down to a community well and bring water back in buckets.
Live in a hut with a dirt floor.
Cook over an open fire.
Brush back the flies ...competing with your limited food supply.
Live under a dictator that cares only about staying in power.

I could go on, but ...to what point.

Ever consider (no matter how bad a year YOU had) how much of the worlds population would exchange places with YOU...in a heartbeat?

Be very thankful ...it could have been much worse!