Here's a practice for dealing with envy…each time you find yourself envious of someone…ask yourself, “What is there that I am noticing in the other person that I want to find in myself?”…If it's money, is it the freedom? The cance to play that money buys? A sense of security? Whatever it is–more play, a sense of security, free time–you can work on getting more of it in your life, no matter what the circumstances.

We can't wait until everything is OK–with us or with the rest of the world–to feel thankful, or we will never experience joy at all.