My "rich life" is my life now. Not because my life is perfect. It's not. And not because there are things I want that I don't have. There are. But it's because when I was younger, I longed for the independence and financial security I only now have. And I know that when I'm elderly, I'll crave the health and (relative) youth I still have, while being middle age. I have my health. My family is healthy. My kids have turned out great (so far, knock on wood). And I'm married to someone who's really good for me. Some days I think, "If I died today, I'll die a very happy man. I have everything man could want." So why crave more? Sometimes, it makes sense to be supremely grateful for everything you do have and for things that have gone right, and for things that could have been wrong, that didn't. It's a blessing to even be able to take a breathe in this mysterious, complex, and expansive universe that we find ourselves in. I haven't always felt this way. I won't always feel this way. So, it makes sense to appreciate now, for what it is.