I snapped this photo back in 2012 on while on a volunteer trip to Cambodia. To see people over there who had so little yet were so damn happy all of the time was nothing short of inspiring.

It was also a reality kick to the nuts when I realized just how bothered I got about small things that us Westerners otherwise refer to as “first world problems.” So, in light of all that, here are a handful of things that only you can control in your life.