Because "merits" are harder to notice

It seems that for people,
(at least for me,)
"strengths" or "advantages" are
things that are harder to notice.
――After all,
"they are already there, and that's fine"
is the case.

On the other hand,
"weaknesses," "flaws," "difficulties," and "demerits"
are,
more so, those things,
it is only natural that they are easier to catch the eye or bother us.
――Because they are "future tasks" and
"need improvement."

However.

As a member of the
"Good Mood" Improvement Committee,
(What is that? That committee.)
(It is a "one-person committee"
launched with the goal of filling
the time of my life with "further" and "ceaseless" good moods. lol)
I have decided this time

to consciously
pick up the "merits" of this current situation
that have become hard to notice.

――No, you see,
if you dare to
"examine things very, very thoroughly,"
you might find yourself saying, "Oh, come to think of it, this too?"
There are actually quite a few
unexpected "merits"
that I hadn't noticed before.

And, looking back on
my time up until now,
there was no time that was "100% merits or demerits only."
――I feel that almost without exception,
"merits and demerits specific to that situation"
were also "mixed together."

However, this is
not about saying "don't worry about demerits at all"
or
"be satisfied with the current situation no matter what,
and don't try to change it."
It's not that kind of talk.
It's just that,

looking back on myself until now,
even if I just inflate my direct dissatisfaction,
my mood doesn't really get any better,
and besides, (or perhaps,
because of that,)
I've also come to feel that it doesn't really
"advance" the situation in a good direction.

Everything starts with
"fixing your own mood."

So, perhaps
the work of re-examining
the "strengths" and "advantages" that we tend to overlook
is actually something we should actively do
and not neglect?
That is what I thought.
"Pulling myself together"――in other words,

once I am in a "proper mood,"
I want to finally
re-examine the "merits and demerits"
in a well-balanced way (with an accurate balance).

And that is how things are.