# Chapter 115 “Here was this guy, living what was basically my worst nightmare, and he was happier than a pig in shit. It proved that attitude is everything in life. He exuded confidence and wasn’t missing out on anything because he believed he deserved more, and he chose to live, not hide.” Keeland and Ward

How do you love the present you have, while working toward the future you want? Three ways: perspective, attitude and resolution. Perspective is a bit of a comparative exercise. Effective though. Its like when people in American talk about poverty, and I can’t get my mind around what they consider poverty, because of where I have lived and traveled these last 25 years. I still live near people who have no indoor plumbing and they have dirt floors in their shacks. And their poverty is relative, compared to what I have seen in other countries.

Perspective is the realization that while things could be better than you currently feel like they are, they could also be far far worse. Perspective is weighing of the factors you face. Weighing them against someone else’s factors. Love the life that you have, because there are a whole lot of people out there who would give anything to have your life.

Attitude is perspective in practice. Its putting the best face on what is the reality of the moment. It is gratefulness and thankfulness and gratitude all rolled into how you do life. It is forward-facing and fearless. Love the life you have, with attitude.

Resolution is accepting the life you have, a firm determination to love this life today, while striving toward a different future.