Is it me?

I have been reevaluating myself lately. I think I am selling myself WAY too cheap. I believe we all (all humans) have the tendency to do this; especially humans reared as traditional XXs. Also, there appears to be an direct relationship between perceived privilege and perceived worth.

I am not poor. I am not a person of color. I live in the US. These three things put me WAY up into the stratosphere in terms of privilege. Due to this, I try very hard to keep my head/heart in the game in terms of living a grateful life. The smallest of things give rise to an internal thank you for my life. A new dahlia, a kind gesture, a memory, paying my rent, a beautiful cloud pattern, rain, cooking my home grown vegetables, etc., etc. I find it so much easier to use my critical thinking skills and buffer national emergency fear mongering when I remember how much I already have and focus on that.

Obviously, I need to ramp up my gratefulness, as my bucket is draining faster than it’s filling up.