value what we have

We can improve our levels of well-being by valuing what we have instead of what we would like to have.

Modern Western culture is harmful to our individual and social well-being - it encourages us to attach too much value to materialism and individualism and consumerism. There is enormous cultural pressure on us all to consume, both in the name of economic growth and contemporary ideals about what constitutes 'the good life'. During the 20th century, most Western nations have experienced dramatic social changes, and lost some sources of meaning and social values, such as traditional forms of occupation, or community and the family, or the Church. A sense of self, and a purpose in life, are no longer "given", so their development becomes a key task for all of us, and one of the ways we do this is through consumption.

In the past, standards of morality required individuals to practice self-restraint and moderation, together with a sense of social obligation and responsibility. Today we are encouraged to practice self-indulgence and gratification. This "virtuous consumption" is linked to the goal of economic growth - our economy demands that we all pursue a fast-paced, high-pressure, hyper-consumer lifestyle. The end result is self-centered lives that lack depth and resilience, and which come at a cost to others and in environmental damage.

Does this sound familiar?

We should focus on what we have, and appreciate that - be grateful, be thankful. As already stated in more for less :
Fulfillment comes through our social interactions, through doing productive and useful work that benefits ourselves and our communities directly, through living in harmony with nature, through the robust health that comes from eating a healthy and natural diet, and so on. By rearranging the way we live and work, we can be much happier with much less.

taken from Spiritual Sun