Sometimes, it can be easy to focus on the deficits – – what we don’t have or what we are dissatisfied with in our lives.  When the list is long and full of difficult challenges, it can lead to feelings of defeat and depression.  A challenge may be to focus on the assets.  What are you grateful for in your life?  To whom could you give thanks?  What’s going well, or ‘okay enough’ that you could embrace and be proud of?  Consider keeping a daily gratitude journal that can serve to celebrate the positive events, people and accomplishments in your life.