The singer said she takes life “one day at a time” and is “learning to breathe” in a post shared on Instagram Friday

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Britney Spears has a lot to be happy about.

The singer, 41, shared a post on Instagram Friday, in which she expressed her gratitude for many things in her life, including “amazing friends” and “self-love.”

“I’m in such a beautiful location !!! l’m so lucky to have amazing friends !!! Positive affirmations are important to me at the moment !!!” Spears began her caption, which accompanied a set of photos of herself and a male friend. “I say this because I’m going through a divorce and having to reflect my past in a book was … let’s just say not easy !!! I’m just saying !!!”

Then noting that she takes life “one day at a time” and is “learning to breathe,” the “Lucky” singer wrote, “Self love is so unbelievably important !!!”

“I woke up and just cried because I felt grateful to be in such a beautiful place !!!” she added.

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Continuing her post, Spears also wrote about her relationship with social media apps, namely Instagram. “Let’s get this straight !!! It’s addicting … but in my personal opinion the moment you start to take yourself too seriously is when people quit !!!” she said.

Spears also shared her thoughts on the photo-retouching app FaceTune, noting, “When I have days of depression I look and see the new apps and it makes me feel silly !!! I’m like wow this is cool !!! I see things in a brighter way and so what if it’s enhanced !!!”

“I’m just trying to understand people that say they don’t participate in it !!! Yet they’re on complete defense for some reason making accusations and downplaying it by saying all pictures are fake and are all retouched !!! Nothing is real,” she continued. “Honestly who f—— cares !!!”

Added Spears: “If you’re so entitled and perfect why should you even care if someone is experimenting with apps on their phone ??? Why even mention it ??? If you’re so much better than that ??? But are you ??? Come on !!!”

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Last month, a source told PEOPLE exclusively that Spears is “in great spirits despite everything going on” amid her divorce from Sam Asghari.

“Obviously it’s never an easy thing to go through, but she’s remaining positive and focusing on the future,” the insider added.

According to documents previously obtained by PEOPLE, Asghari’s divorce filing cited irreconcilable differences as their reason for divorcing and includes July 28 as their date of separation.

For now, Spears “is focused on her book release, has an upcoming writers’ camp and is getting songs from some big artists,” the source also said. “Ideally, she would love to do a new record soon, and maybe a powerful song for the book’s release.”

Spears will release her much-anticipated memoir, The Woman in Me, on Oct. 24.