04-30-2016, 07:20 AM
I thought I'd post another nugget of wisdom concerning gratitude for what you have, and it's value for your happiness now.
I got into the shower, contemplative as I always am, and I thought to myself, "If you got what you've been pining for, how would you ever be happy long term? Wouldn't you just keep wanting...more?" After the newness of the experience wore off, how could I be happy with what I had achieved?
If you can't be grateful for what you already have, then no matter what you achieve in life, no matter what you do - or where you go - you'll never be happy. Your mind will always be on the horizon. Then I thought, "What about people who would do ANYTHING to be me, and have the life I already have?" Profound guilt about wanting more, as well as instantaneous release and gratitude overwhelmed me in the moment.
Think about someone who has no family or food or home - or someone who is battling a devastating illness - who spends their days and nights dreaming of being YOU - THEN they'd be happy. They'd have EVERYTHING they ever wanted. That'll change your perspective very quickly from wanting someone else's life, to being very grateful for your own.
I got into the shower, contemplative as I always am, and I thought to myself, "If you got what you've been pining for, how would you ever be happy long term? Wouldn't you just keep wanting...more?" After the newness of the experience wore off, how could I be happy with what I had achieved?
If you can't be grateful for what you already have, then no matter what you achieve in life, no matter what you do - or where you go - you'll never be happy. Your mind will always be on the horizon. Then I thought, "What about people who would do ANYTHING to be me, and have the life I already have?" Profound guilt about wanting more, as well as instantaneous release and gratitude overwhelmed me in the moment.
Think about someone who has no family or food or home - or someone who is battling a devastating illness - who spends their days and nights dreaming of being YOU - THEN they'd be happy. They'd have EVERYTHING they ever wanted. That'll change your perspective very quickly from wanting someone else's life, to being very grateful for your own.
