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I always appreciate how my friend, Michael Hyatt, places things into perspective.

Recently, Michael posted a beautiful piece on the impact of the market's downward slide. He proposes that we can have two responses: we can focus on what we have lost or on what we have. Michael's started a list of some of the things most important to him:

...I also realized that I have a choice: I can focus on what I have lost or I can focus on what I have. I started making a mental list:

• I have my health.
• I have a loving wife, who is also my best friend.
• I have five wonderful daughters, two sons-in-law and (so far) two beautiful grandchildren.
• I have several profound friendships that encourage and challenge me.
• I have meaningful work that I would do even if I wasn’t getting paid.
• I have incredibly competent co-workers whom I truly love and respect.
• I have a church that grows dearer to me with each passing year.
• I have a relationship with God that is endlessly fascinating and fulfilling.

Michael is blessed. As I read through his list, it reminded me of just how blessed I am, too. With the exception of bullet point #3 * , I could have written the same list. It fits me perfectly.

We have so much to be thankful for.

I encourage you to read the full blog post: The Wealth Wall Street Can’t Touch

* I have only four daughters, none are married yet. That's a good thing. Daddy's not quite ready for that yet. :-o