I’m a firm believer of this. I read about gratitude when things were quite hard on my side and I’m glad that even then I could find things to be grateful about. Now my life is exactly what I wished back then and instead of wishing for more or falling into the dangerous pitfalls of comparison, I just keep focusing on the good things I have going on my side.

Because I’m quite vocal about my gratitude, it’s been funny to sometimes see my partner also turn to me and say things like “ahhh, we are lucky! Look at how amazing our lives are!”

I bet a lot of people wouldn’t be that impressed, but we know where we come from and don’t take anything for granted.