At least

what a funny phrase that is. "At least". I find I use it all the time. "At least" I have a roof over my head as of right now. "At least" i'm going to school and trying to better myself. I think it acknowledges the positive, yet somehow focuses on the negative. Like today, I could focus on the fact that I have to go to work tomorrow, that I'm getting flabby from the constant consumption of Pan Dulce, that I still haven't found a place to live, that I might not be able to be a part of GLAM youth show choir anymore or that I still have 11 more days left until school starts. Or I could focus on the fact that I found my iPod (so now I don't have to endure the sounds of the bus), that my computer works, that I didn't have to go to work today, that I hung out with a friend or that I'm working to alleviating the problems mentioned in the negative side. I think that "at least" has its uses but I should try to refrain from saying just a little bit. Maybe. Or "at least" try.