When things are going well in your world, do you find yourself instantly searching for the "catch" or "gotcha" that will take it all away? Why is that?
Why does our culture expect the worst in every situation? Whether it be the media's influence or your own life experiences, you never anticipate the good times will last for long. If you are like most people, you constantly wait for the worst to arrive and can never be comfortable enjoying a season of prosperity or happiness in your life.
Why do you sabotage your own fulfillment by focusing so much on the prospect of doom just around the next corner? Why not embrace a new understanding and live each day to the fullest?
What if, (as crazy as it sounds), your life is just GOOD? What if you’re meant to spend the rest of your days with a person you love completely and doing work that you enjoy? What if you rested in the knowledge that you are healthy, happy, and filled with hope that today will be just as great, if not better than yesterday?
What if you are actually meant to live “happily ever after”?
Life is too short to focus on the worries of tomorrow. Take time to appreciate what you have in front of you at this very moment and enjoy the great things you experience each and every day. Do you have a home to live in? Food to eat? Someone to share your life with? A job? Your health? A car? A pet? Money in the bank or any of the endless things you could list to prove that your life is prosperous and full? Then why are you not happy?
You believe you are lacking because you may have been taught from a very young age that you deserve more than what you have, and trained to expect something "better". It could be that you constantly compare your life and status to others. The issue is, continually searching for what you are "entitled to" causes you to completely ignore everything that is right in front of you. In the end, you overlook the fullness of your life while searching for what you already have.
Does this mean you will never have life challenges, financial setbacks, failures, or broken relationships? OF COURSE NOT, but even in those times, your life, (as a whole), is GOOD especially in comparison to those less fortunate than you.
There are many that would jump at the chance to live the life that you have. There are people that are incarcerated or confined to institutions with no hope of release. Others are fighting illnesses or diseases and do not know if they will have a tomorrow. Still others are nearing their last breath and would give anything for one more day.
You have no idea the daily, sometimes secret struggles of those around you. From disabilities to depression; abuse to abandonment; people are really hurting. If you are in a place of calm right now, take a moment to stop and think about how fortunate you truly are.
Step away from the troubles of the world for a few moments and reflect on what is going RIGHT in your life. It isn't ALL wrong, is it?. Look deeply at your life. More than likely, you have something or someone you can be thankful for. No matter what you are facing, you are ok. Life is good, and you will overcome any obstacle placed in front of you, because you are a fighter!
You are in the middle of your "Happily Ever After" right now if you choose to be. Perhaps you just can't see it because your focus is on one or two temporary challenges. These will pass and you will overcome them as you have so many times before.
If you are constantly struggling with wanting MORE out of life, then do your best to learn the art of contentment. You have too much to lose by ignoring all the ways you are blessed, prosperous, and happy.
Don't waste another moment worrying over things that have not, (and probably will not), happen. Let go of the things you can’t control.
Seize the day and live out the joy set before you.
You just took another breath. You have all that you NEED. All is not lost.
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