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I had an epiphany this week. I realized that I am just as grateful for the things I am not and do not have as I am for the things I am and do have. This may sound confusing, but stay with me here.

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I’m not really a big TV watcher, but occasionally I turn it on. Have you ever watched Inside American Jail on Tru TV? I watched several back to back episodes last Sunday, and I can tell you that I am now so grateful that I am NOT in prison! After 3 hours of watching that I danced around my house and back yard repeatedly chanting, “I’m NOT in prison! I’m free!” Today is Thursday, and I am still grateful that I am NOT in prison! What a fabulous feeling that is!

Here’s another reason how TV helped me feel more grateful. I was watching the Kardashians reality show for a few minutes. (I can’t take any more than a few minutes.) I realized how stupid and miserable those people are (even though I realize most of that show is fake), how meaningless that show is, and (even though the money must be nice) I am not a Kardashian! “I am NOT a Kardashian!” I am a happy me! I do not have camera’s in my house, and do not have a house full of whining people who accomplish nothing every day except for getting into other family members’ pathetic business. I do not have a giant butt. NOT being one of them leaves me with gratitude as rich as winning The Powerball.

Yet another way of raising the gratitude bar is to watch the local news for 30 minutes. There is rarely anything positive on there. But instead of letting it bring me down, I simply put myself in the shoes of the less fortunate people being featured. I was NOT stuck in my car on I-95 when it was shut down for 3 hours one night this week! I was home safe and sound! “I was NOT stuck on the highway for hours!” How liberating.

So you see, you can be just as happy about the things you are NOT as they things you ARE. If you are feeling down, imagine what it is like to be incarcerated in a filthy prison for life. Then when you think about how you are NOT in prison, you have to feel pure joy. It’s just that simple.