Honestly I feel like regardless of circumstances at any certain point in life, I have been feeling more appreciative of things in life than I used to. I don't know if that's a part of growing up, but even just over the last couple of years I have really valued simpler things and have generally been happier
There are things in life we can ALL be happy about, I'm sure of it
I think so much of our perception of "where we are" in life is generated by external pressure and fake BS. It's possible to be very motivated in life and want to be successful, but also not strive for some distorted/fake view of what success is
I dunno, I hope that makes sense
I think about this kinda stuff all the time lmao