Appreciate What We Have

When our glass is a quarter-filled, what do we see, at first thought?

If our glass is half-filled, most of us would probably be ambivalent about it; seeing it as either half-filled or half-emptied.

However, with a quarter-filled glass the difference between what is not there and what is there become more pronounced and attention-grabbing.

I suggest choosing the happier thought of appreciating the 25% that is still present as a first response rather than bemoaning the 75% which is no longer there while endeavouring to top-up our glass, if so desired.