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Sitting around gaging how things have been going the last three years, I began to contemplate if I was content with the present, my present. I then recalled something that my wife shared (something someone said to her):

People who look for drastic changes in their lives are not happy with their present. They think a major change in their daily routines will make them happy. They’re usually wrong.

Happiness is such an important part of daily life. An important part of achieving happiness on a daily basis is being content with the present. By constantly being displeased with the present, a desire for a drastic change will persist that most likely has little chance of fulfilling the desired outcome. That desire is often filled with unrealistic expectations of what the “change” will hold, whether is be financial housing, weather, etc.. We’re always looking for that next step, since our present isn’t “it”. The next step will fulfill EVERYTHING.

What next step? What will it offer and how do I know it will be different from what I have? Are my surroundings the cause of my desire for change, or is my perception of my surroundings causing the distorted perception of the present and the desire for an unrealistic future?

The truth: There is no next step. There is only the here and now and the decisions we make now will impact what the next step CAN be. No sense is griping over the present, the best thing to do is be content, make the best of it, and go from there.