Even to survive and have everyone in good health now is really precious. Bands half our age don't even get that lucky sometimes. It's good to practice gratitude, as they say. I used to be so ungracious, I wasn't even aware that I should be feeling grateful! Now I actually try and put it into my daily thought: Be grateful. It's not always so easy.
We should never listen to our feelings. They lead us astray.
Possibly because I grew up not feeling very confident about my own physical appearance, I developed internal devices so that I could integrate into society.