Wonderful advice!
God bless you.
A good thing to watch (or read, if you can find the book), is One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich.
When you see the misery guys went through in the Soviet Gulag, whatever little problems we have in our lives pale into insignificance.
Here is a link to the whole movie on youtube, you can find it on youtube in 10 parts too.
And likewise unto you.