People with depression, what keeps you going through life?

My boyfriend, my pets, and myself. I'm 16, i've had depression since I was 11. When I was 15 I adopted my rabbit and my cat. Animals are my pion and I realized helping them, helped me. I now have 8 pets(all rescues) all different types so when I feel depressed I just play with them and I start feeling better. I also started seeing my current boyfriend at 14 and he honestly made everything better. I know alot of people will think it's a cliche thing to say, But love was one of the main things that saved me, yes i'm young, but I do know what love it, and I do know that knowing someone loves you does help with making you happy. And I help myself by dealing with depression by realizing that I should love myself and not let myself hold me back over the small things because life is worth living, depression will hold you back, but it's not worth dieing for.