I’ve seen the words “at least” used for gratitude (e.g: At least I have food/shelter/luxury) and I’ve seen it used for elitism (e.g: At least I’m better than him/her), or procrastination/inaction (e.g: I don’t need to do that because at least I’ve done this much).
“At least” is a powerful phrase and it can cut away an obstacle or become one. Took me a long time to learn that.
Dirty Sci-Fi Buddha 
“Oh, it was the least I could do. And never let it be said that I didn’t do the least I could do.” — Benjamin Franklin “Hawkeye” Pierce (Alan Alda), MASH (TV series)
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When I first got sober, “at least” came after a lot of wrong living: “At least, I’m not drinking.” My kids went through a lot.
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