I’m currently unemployed but I am grateful to be where I am in life right now. via /r/gratitude

I was stuck in traffic today and I started feeling bad for myself for a minute because I was on my way to an interview. I felt sorry for myself only because I am currently unemployed. But I snapped out of it quickly when I thought to myself – look at you, a 20 year old you would have been so impressed with where you are right now if she knew! I live in the country I dreamed of living in since I was a child, I have the citizenship here as well, I have a very nice car, I live in an even nicer house, I have a husband and I have friends, I have a dog I dreamed of when I was a kid, and I’m going to an interview for a leadership job. I honestly thought I was going to be a minimum wage employee in my home country for the rest of my life back when I was 20. But my life is nothing like I imagined. And yes, the times we’re living in are far from great, but my personal progress is undeniable. It was so silly of me to feel bad for myself. I will get a job, maybe even the one I interviewed for today. We will have better days in our country. And outside of those two things I got nothing to complain about. Reflecting on it felt great.