Give thanks for what you have. But remember also to give thanks for what you don't have.

If you're reading this, you're alive. God gave us this world to enjoy and to use for the good. You have the opportunity to do that. Don't waste it.

As for what you don't have, there are a couple of ways to look at it.

First, what you don't have can motivate you to improve yourself and to achieve goals so you can get it.

Second, we all sometimes want things that wouldn't be good for us. If we don't have them, we're better off.

The key is to be thankful for life, for this world, for the pleasant things we have, and for the challenges and problems that help us become better people.

An attitude of thankfulness is one step toward a happy, fulfilling, and productive life.