This is it... Everything is as it should be... Whatever... It is what it is... Sounds a bit like resignation but I ask that you think about it differently.
The Dalai Lama said it best "If I am only happy for myself, many fewer chances for happiness. If I am happy when good things happen to other people, billions more chances to be happy!”
Practicing gratitude isn't just a human phenomenon. It seems to be hard wired into our genetic make-up. Stress blocks this natural pattern. Our attention goes to the problems, depriving us of the beauty of feeling grateful for what is. When we are able to focus on what's going "right" in life it's easier to let go of what is not.
Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God, as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.
Today I walked in the desert in my usual habit of mindful walking. I use a technique called "noting". In this practice you observe and experience all that is around you, not focusing on any one item. My internal dialogue notices...rock, bird, heat, leaf, car...MUSHROOM? What?