“Learn to appreciate what you have before time makes you appreciate what you had.”

– Author unknown

My friend James is a positive guy – always looking on the bright side. When times get tough at work, he is the first person many folks will seek out for a pick-me-up. One day I asked James how he managed to stay so upbeat. He laughed and said it was no big secret – just something he learned while working at the bottle depot. I asked him to explain.

“Years back, when I was out of work, the only job I could find was at the bottle depot.”

James told me that the work was hard, most patrons were grumpy, bored or uninterested in conversation, the building was stifling in summer and freezing in winter, and each night he would...

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