I was sent a video clip earlier about a young man in Australia who was competing on the X-Factor talent show.  He was disabled and originally from Iraq, where he was found along with his disabled brother in a shoe box in the middle of a war torn area.  He and his brother were allowed to travel to have some corrective surgeries and the person that found them and brought them to the land of down under, adopted them as her own afterwards.  He appears to be a very talented singer and I am sure he will do very well in pursuing his musical career.  His story blew me away and as I went for a walk earlier I could not stop thinking about how he was a remarkable example of what the human spirit is capable of, despite all odds.  I don't think for one moment that the person that found them and later became their mother was an accident at all.  It was fate along with a great intervention and careful planning from a much higher power.  This story will forever be a reminder to me, that no matter what I think a perceived struggle may be, it is absolutely nothing compared to what others have had to contend with in their lives.  It can be easy sometimes to want to complain about the things that are missing in our lives or perhaps those things that we would want more of.  However, our lives are truly abundant if we took the time to do some quick inventory.  If you are able to get out of bed without any assistance, can walk up or down stairs and hear the birds singing outside in the morning, you have a large number of attributes that others who do not, would yearn to have.  Media commercials whether on television, internet or radio always paint a picture about how much more value your life would have if you purchased a particular product.  What they fail to tell you is that your life may already be pretty good without them.  When ever you are feeling like your problems at home, work or within your family may be getting overwhelming, think about the fact that you already have a lot to be grateful for.  Start with the mere fact that you have people that you can call family or that you actually live in a home and go from there.