In changing your perception of your life it is important to begin appreciating what is naturally yours and to appreciate the expression of your natural open positive self. It is also important that you do not blame yourself when you do not do this. Instead, perceive these times as opportunities to become happy and in making a decision to become happy, to end the creation of unhappiness, you thus become stronger. You can then use this strength to further seek challenges in life and embrace these challenges for what they allow you to achieve...