The thread could also be read as appreciate EVERYTHING that makes your life what it is - including all the little things that make your life that bit better. It's easy to sit in your comfy chair, sipping tea in your warm cozy home and focus on all the "bad" things in life - the fact you live in a 1st world country is hitting the jackpot of life compared to some poor soul at the bottom of the ladder in some backward ----hole. You are lucky beyond belief to be where you are compared to about six billion other people.