Our culture encourages us to have the biggest house, the best dinner parties, the largest income yada yada yada yada. It can leave you feeling like whatever you do it is 'not enough'. When we compare ourselves to marketing images, TV shows and other people who are just telling the 'good' parts of the story it can be hard on our psyches. So to lift your spirits, here are some perspectives to help you have gratitude and appreciation for your life.
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AND....
If the World were 100 PEOPLE:
50 would be female
50 would be male
25 would be children
There would be 75 adults,
9 of whom would be 65 and older
There would be:
60 Asians
16 Africans
14 people from the Americas
10 Europeans
31 Christians
23 Muslims
16 people who would not be aligned with a religion
15 Hindus
7 Buddhists
8 people who practice other religions
12 would speak Chinese
6 would speak Spanish
5 would speak English
4 would speak Hindi
3 would speak Arabic
3 would speak Bengali
3 would speak Portuguese
2 would speak Russian
2 would speak Japanese
60 would speak other languages
86 would be able to read and write; 14 would not
7 would have a college degree
40 would have an Internet connection
78 people would have a place to shelter them
from the wind and the rain, but 22 would not
1 would be dying of starvation
11 would be undernourished
22 would be overweight
91 would have access to safe drinking water
9 people would have no clean, safe water to drink
Sources: 2016 - Fritz Erickson, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Ferris State University (Formerly Dean of Professional and Graduate Studies, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay) and John A. Vonk, University of Northern Colorado, 2006; Returning Peace Corps Volunteers of Madison Wisconsin, Unheard Voices: Celebrating Cultures from the Developing World, 1992; Donella H. Meadows, The Global Citizen, May 31, 1990.
The little things like clean water, shelter, a job, people who love you. THOSE are actually the BIG things. I hope this blog post helps you to see and appreciate them more today.
If the World were 100 PEOPLE:
50 would be female
50 would be male
25 would be children
There would be 75 adults,
9 of whom would be 65 and older
There would be:
60 Asians
16 Africans
14 people from the Americas
10 Europeans
31 Christians
23 Muslims
16 people who would not be aligned with a religion
15 Hindus
7 Buddhists
8 people who practice other religions
12 would speak Chinese
6 would speak Spanish
5 would speak English
4 would speak Hindi
3 would speak Arabic
3 would speak Bengali
3 would speak Portuguese
2 would speak Russian
2 would speak Japanese
60 would speak other languages
86 would be able to read and write; 14 would not
7 would have a college degree
40 would have an Internet connection
78 people would have a place to shelter them
from the wind and the rain, but 22 would not
1 would be dying of starvation
11 would be undernourished
22 would be overweight
91 would have access to safe drinking water
9 people would have no clean, safe water to drink
Sources: 2016 - Fritz Erickson, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Ferris State University (Formerly Dean of Professional and Graduate Studies, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay) and John A. Vonk, University of Northern Colorado, 2006; Returning Peace Corps Volunteers of Madison Wisconsin, Unheard Voices: Celebrating Cultures from the Developing World, 1992; Donella H. Meadows, The Global Citizen, May 31, 1990.
The little things like clean water, shelter, a job, people who love you. THOSE are actually the BIG things. I hope this blog post helps you to see and appreciate them more today.
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