Grateful to be alive in this body via /r/gratitude

Yesterday I was listening to a podcast (We Can Do Hard Things which I recommend) and one of the hosts was talking about her 47 year old friend who was close to death. She said the process of walking with her friend through the end of life gave her so much perspective and gratitude. Hearing the story did the same for me. I am grateful to be alive in this body in spite of all its challenges, diagnoses, illnesses, mental health problems. I can get so bogged down in the unfairness of my body and all its issues but at the end of the day I am alive! And for that I am grateful. I’m trying to love body and have more gratitude and compassion for it. What a blessing it is to be alive on this earth.