Enjoyed reading that post. If only I had read it earlier in my life, *and* truly understood its meaning… Lol

You are quite right, of course, in what you say. It is very easy to blame some event for not feeling happy when really it *is* how you’re responding to
that event that is making you unhappy.

If I’m being honest, there are things that I desire in life that I do not have. However, I no longer see obstacles and disappointments (let downs)
as preventing me from achieving my goals – I see them as signposts on the road I am travelling, and I am grateful for those signposts.

And even though this is a very recent transformation I have been taken necessary action for many years, without knowing it.

Example, I never really liked working for ‘the boss’ and having to commute – it just didn’t suit. Guess what?
Since 2000 I’ve been working for myself, and mostly loving it – though I do think my new boss is a bit of an ogre sometimes. (It’s only the last year and a bit
that I’ve felt truly grateful for the liberties and peace of mind that working for myself at home has given me.)

I’ve always thought that thinking of winning the lottery is actually more useful than winning it.
It tells you what you want to do with life – so I say (like you do) do it anyway and don’t wait for that big win…

I’ll stop waffling now, Elsabe – thanks for the timely blog post!

Steve