I enjoyed reading this however the idea that you know that you could solve this problem seems a little lacking in prudence . All you really know is that you can write a 7 step plan . I would imagine there would be a million small details that this plan overlooks , problems that will be presented and lessons you can learn form them . Also , I think you should use this excersise to make you more appreciative of those things you have in your life but not so much so that you become overly reliant on them . Do not dream of possession of what you do not have rather reflect on the greatest blessing in what you do have , and on their account remind yourself how much they would have been missed if they were not there . But at the same time you must be careful not to let your pleasure in them habituate you to dependency , to avoid distress if they are sometimes absent Meditations Marcus Aurelius I personally would not recommend seeing this as too great a problem to be solved . Simply enjoy all that you have whilst you have it