^"after the ecstasy, the laundry".
   Appreciate what is around you. Appreciate what you have, for you
   have more than many in this world. Appreciate the people in your
   life. They mean well, in their own ways, even if they don't
   always get things right. But there is no knight in shining armor
   (unless he's a con man trying to sell you armor or wants to
   pillage your village). No sleeping beauty (unless you used
   roofies, which just makes you slime). The next lottery ticket
   isn't going to make you a million dollars (stop mentally
   spending the money you'll never get). Make plans, have goals -
   shoot for the moon! But keep your feet on the ground while you
   reach up for the stars so you don't float away into
   disappointment after disappointment, yet don't be so grounded
   that you're always six feet under. People who don't appreciate,
   only seem to retaliate. And don't feel sorry for yourself:
   things are not as bad as you think. You shouldn't even exist -
   yet you do - that's something worth waking up for in the
   morning.^