If you're feeling down, these 10 points may help put things in perspective.

1. You are alive: There are 1.78 deaths per second in the world, 107 deaths per minute. In the 2 minutes it takes you to read this post, 214 people will have died.

2. You have a job: Over 200 million people do not. Spain has among the highest number of unemployed with an incredible one quarter of all citizens without a job (International Labour Organization).

3. You can see and hear: 40 million people are blind in the world (World Health Organization) which is equivalent to the entire population of Poland. 70 million are deaf (World Federation of the Deaf).

4. You ate something today: Close to a billion people did not, or 1 in every 7 people on the planet. (World Hunger Education Service)

5. You have the Internet: Even in the United States about 60 million people have no Internet access.

6. You don't live in a war zone: People living in 64 countries are experiencing war right now.

7. You can read this article: One out of every five people on the planet cannot. Two thirds are women. In the United States, over 93 million people have only basic, or very low literacy skills.

8. You have friends: Despite all the "friends" and "likes" on social media, most people have only two true friends they can trust in the world, according to a Cornell University Study.

9. You have clean air to breathe: Air pollution kills almost 10 million people each year (World Health Organization), more than AIDS and malaria combined. It is believed to be a leading cause of cancer. The most polluted city in the world is Delhi, India.

and most importantly,

10. You have hope: Over 350 million people are depressed (World Health Organization). The Centre for Disease Control reports that 1 in 10 people in the United States have given up hope.



How are you feeling now?

still down.....curvy dick got me thinking

In Everything, Give thanks.

Reasons to always smile...every bad situation must come to an end someday.Nothing lasts forever.

sseunth: still down.....curvy dick got me thinking

sorry!

read the post again

We have more reasons to be grateful always.

Don't worry, things will get batter soon