When there is hope in the future, there is power in the present, and since hope is the foundational quality of all change, there is considerable reason to be excited.
Zig ZiglarYou'll never meet a happy ungrateful person, or an unhappy grateful person because gratitude and happiness go together. Sometimes happiness precedes gratitude but often gratitude precedes happiness. The latter is achieved by realising things could be worse but aren't and so feeling relieved, grateful and happy.
Zig Ziglar