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Gratitude-

Through facebook and twitter, we find an easy outlet to complain about events and circumstances in our lives, creating feedback loops in which all we begin to see is what we don't have or want. The mentality of lack is a hard cycle to break. Instead of focusing on what you don't have, focus on what you do have, and not just material possession or monetary worth. Those things fade. Money says nothing of a man's character.
Instead, think of what you do have; mostly, this temporary body that you have been given. Have gratitude for it. Fake it until you make it, which is what most all of us have to do until the new paradigm actually starts to take shape.
Slowly, you will begin to notice the little things that you are grateful for, like being able to take a walk outside on a nice day, or even in the rain. Gratitude is the most powerful of emotions, and often the most grating for those who choose to be unhappy, because they know they have a choice in the matter. But instead, they often choose to be unhappy for it is easier to blame other people or circumstances for their situation in life, rather than accepting full accountability for their thoughts and behavior, and ultimately their life. I was in this mindset for the first 30 years of my life, until I just couldn't deal with the self-fulfilling prophecies anymore.
Happiness is a choice, a daily choice. It is a state of being, a perspective. It is not some point or destination you arrive at.
Having gratitude in your life does not guarantee that your external, financial situation is going to change. It does mean that the way you look at life will change, so much so that those material things no longer matter as they once did and thus you are free. Free from the game of the material arms race that we have been tricked into playing, as you realize you can have peace and happiness at any moment. And no amount of money can buy that. (Don't mistake temporary material and monetary satisfaction with happiness and tranquility.)
My new affirmation in life is merely:
"I am thankful for this gratitude in my heart today, and I only ask for more of it."
Each day grows a little bit better than the one before.