A word of gratitude. via /r/gratitude

Almost five years ago today, I found myself trapped in a four cornered room of a 100 plus year old house. Like most, isolated from the world. Unlike most, alone at 37 years old single, no children and fresh out of a relationship where I thought she was the one.

What was to come were things I couldn't have imagined. Chronic disease diagnosis, soul crushing anxiety, depression and insomnia not even Rx could resolve. That's just the 30k ft view.

My life up to that day almost 5 years ago had been pretty awesome. A great career, financial literacy installed at a very young age that yielded dividends over and over, passport stamps several times a year, plentiful dates and so on. Happy? Meh… But it was a blasty-blast of a life.

Let's come to present day. Alone, and have been since that break-up. Friend circle significantly diminished and family relationships have seen better days.

However…

I'm grateful. I'm grateful for peace of mind, health and well-being. I'm grateful for the friends and family I have. I'm grateful for easing peacefully into my Friday night next to a window catching the breeze with a cold beverage and my go to playlist echoing though my house. I'm grateful for being content with what I have, a simple life. I'm grateful for happiness.