I don't know about you but my life at one point was all about working towards that next thing I so desperately wanted or needed, and the rush to get there. I woke up one day and realised there will always be something I want, not so much need, and once I get it, there'll be something else. A lesson I share with my boys.
What if we were to stop thinking about what we didn't have and start being grateful for all we do have?
I may have mentioned this before but, a while ago, a girlfriend about to turn 40 was disappointed not to be further ahead financially than she was. She felt she had let herself down and she was glum about it.
I perked her up immensely by making her appreciate that she was one of the richest women I knew - she had the most gorgeous husband and children, she was surrounded by an abundance of friends and extended family, she had a career to be proud of, the financial freedom to do and see amazing things.
Another girlfriend recently told me she'd heard an inspiring speaker at a conference talking about "gratitude", then she read a similar sentiment by someone else. It encouraged her to keep a "gratitude diary".