Recognizing what's important
I will preface by stating I am an optimist that has faith and dreams big yet also describe myself as a realist with the understanding of how those dreams are realized. Some may say this is a hypocritical statement to them I say it's all in your personal perception on how you evaluate the meaning of my words.
What defines you in your eyes? Is it your position in the career you chose? Is it the materialism that surrounds you? Is it your philosophies?
Let's take a journey for a few moment's...............................
One of the following tragedies occurs you lose your job,your home was destroyed by flood,fire or tornado,your country has gone to war,you were informed you have a terminal illness.
Now what?
Let's take each tragedy and look at possible actions. A loss of a job can crush your ego as well as add enormous amounts of stress due to financial obligations. What's the next step to perservere into mass resume submissions? Do you take a course to refresh skills or many to move into a new field? Do you wallow in the misery pushing those closest to you away?
The place you live being destroyed by natural forces is something unimaginable for most of us. Yet it is something unfortunately that should be thought about. Losing everything material in such a tragedy is devasting not one of us can not validate this as fact. Do you call the insurance company immeadiately? Do you start clean up and salvage? Do you just give up ? or Do you realize how thankful you are no one perished and the rest although heart~wrenching was just "stuff" that can evenually be replaced.
The country you live in is at war. You awake to hear gunfire,gernades or something you live near being exploded. This is something that I can only imagine and I truly thank my G~d for this but we must remember member's of our community are living through this as solider's or relatives living in Israel,Iraq,Africa ect.... What can you do ? Fight for your and your countries freedoms, Fight knowing this is what you signed up for when choosing this as a career? Fight against terror in hopes your ensuring future safety of your family and community? Fight because you need to survive ? Start to hate ? or Start to Pray?
You have been informed you have a terminal illness. What do you do now? Do you have such faith in the diagnosis that you stop living? Do you continue to live with full knowledge that G~d is going to release your soul when ready? Having knowledge that your physician cannot hand you your fortune.Do you get mad at G~d and the world in general ? If you have not practiced appreciation in some way daily do you start to now because of this diagnosis?
I have used extreme examples here but they are reality to many. My other articles are simplistic founding on the profound things we overlook daily and really need too give attention too. If everything is taken away what is left in your eyes and the eyes of those in your life ?
Is you character strong?
Think about it.............If it's not guess what 
it's a new day........a new gift....Wrap it up pretty and give it too the world.
Have a good day~!~
~Peace,Love,Health & Happiness~ Extended to each of you