Many times you don't appreciate something until you lose…
Many times you don't appreciate something until you lose it. One of the components of mindfulness is to not only be aware of what you have but also recognizing that you need to appreciate what you have, and the only way that you can do this sometimes is by imagining that you don't have that item. Mindfulness, appreciation, process,
— from The Relationship With Yourself (Traits/Reflection) · Don't Mind If I Do: How To Transform Your Life With The Power of Jewish Mindfulness
In the book
Even the readiness itself can be cultivated: it is not that some people have willpower and others simply don't — it is that some people are ready to change and others are not yet. And to keep yourself grateful for the self and the life you already have, practice imagining, now and then, that you have lost them — it is often the only way we learn to appreciate what we hold. The truth is that your character is far more yours to write than you were ever taught. — The Relationship With Yourself (Traits/Reflection)