FuRtHeR rEfLeCtIoNs!

So i've been thinking a lot lately about why for instance i have not been as happy as i perhaps should be or i would hope to be. In essence, each of us with a sound mind have the opportunity to decide how we feel, no matter what goes on around us. I could be in hospital with broken bones, and yet still happy. The glass can be half full or half empty - the way we allow our perception of events and circumstances, ultimately determines our thoughts, which in turn defines our state of mind and how we feel.
I've felt the need to be content with what i have and to stop looking for something more. One must be careful not to become complacent and to lose dreams, aspirations and goals if we are to be content, but to be happy with the cards that we have been dealt. I think as we perhaps allow patience into the frame, instead of immediate fixes and results, then we are able to think much more rationally and plan for a brighter future, instead of what we are missing now.
Im a big believer in self-improvement and that is one of the reasons we are here in mortality to improve ourselves, learn lessons, particulalry from the mistakes we make - but if we focus so much on our weaknesses, and all at once, then the overwhelment - if thats even a word - will once again cloud our rational vision, dampen the flame of hope of being better. If we focus on the great blessings we have been given, life, family, friends, etc, the things that ultimately matter most, then happiness will come, and a greater desire to do and be better people will be attainable. Yes there has to be times like this when we feel low, but if when those high times return we can look back and see what we learned, how it shaped us, then we can even appreciate these times too. If we fail to learn lessons, then those low times may keep returning bringing yet further opportunities to learn!