Let me ask you a question...What if you had everything you ever wanted? What if you lived in the house that was perfect for you, had plenty of money, ate only the foods you love, interacted with only people who behaved the way you wanted them to, drove the perfect car, only did things that were pleasing to you, had the perfect mate? Sounds good, right? But how long would that be satisfying to you? How long before you became bored? How long before you started wanting something different...something more? See, I believe it's the wanting that keeps us growing. It's the lack that stimulates the want. How would you even know what you wanted without the lack of it?
Think about a time when you achieved something that was important to you. Maybe you accomplished something in your job, or you ran a marathon, or maybe you made something...would the result have been satisfying without the effort it took to achieve? Would you be proud of yourself if there was no effort? Of course not! You see, it's the contrast of the effort to the achievement, the contrast of the wanting to the having, the contrast of the discomfort to the satisfaction that makes life so sweet. The contrast, the want is necessary for fulfillment.
Many times we seem to get stuck in the contrast....complaining, wallowing in the discomfort, railing against the unwanted....unable to move forward. The truth is, if we could find a way to appreciate the contrast, we can move past it. If you wanted to run a marathon, you can't just complain about being out of shape...you have to train, prepare, work at it...without that effort, running the marathon would not be satisfying at all! So my secret for today is learn to embrace the contrast, embrace the want...appreciate the journey....it's what life is about!
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