Training ourselves in this fashion will make us put in effort but yet not be shattered if the desires do not fructify. Relationships are a perfect mirror of us and can almost always serve as a crucible for our growth. A relishing attitude to relationships can be the key to enjoying life to the fullest in face of the most difficult challenges of intimacy. Breaking the barriers to closeness in relationships is the pivotal link in our being intimate with our own self. These questions haunt us almost every day.
Comparisons pointing to a lack of something can indeed be quite distressing.
Invariably it makes one needy, leaving us in the midst of a flood of unhappiness and misery. It's not difficult to see that if only we could let go of what we don't have, we could be happier. Try to feel the happiness of others who have what we don't. Finding happiness in others' happiness is an affirmation of bountiful within us. Unconditional thankfulness is a spontaneous instinct that we are born with, and one that we can easily rediscover.