Gratitude is a state of mind

 in response to Muunlite...   It's important to understand where stress and sadness come from. The world will always throw things at us that affect our states of mind, good or bad. The trick is in learning to find ways to stay empowered and find peace within ourselves. I don't belittle anyone's sufferings, and believe me, I have plenty of my own. There is a lot to be said for not letting things get to us to the point of dis-empowerment. What we all need is to find that place inside that TRUSTS the process, and move forward from there-
It is very easy to get so self-involved that we become blind to the plight of others. There will always be people in worse shape than us; find someone who's in a rough spot and offer just the slightest help and compassion for them to lighten their burden. THIS is how we help to transform our lives because we're all in this thing together-

I truly believe that the majority of those here are grateful for what they do have. This site at least allows them to release the stress/sadness at least for a moment for others to see and you never know...possibly help them. Remain positive and hopeful.