but it could be SO much worse (which i think is why i have my job, to remind me every day of people in worse conditions/lives than mine).

Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past.
See, I am doing a new thing! Is 43:18-19

If it seems slow in coming, wait.
It's on its way. It will come right on time. Hab 2:3

Part 4