Be Where You Are

Can you remember a time when you were absolutely overflowing with joy?
When was there a period that you were totally content with your life?

Why is it we cannot remain in these moments? Why do we always seem to derail and head into a type of survival mode, desperate for some relief from the 'daily grind'? The answer is simple, "We can!"
Just as we can choose our memories and can playback those emotions, we can also chose our state of mind. We can choose to see what we do have and not see our perceived lack. We can choose to see ourselves in our full potential rather than focus on seeming character deficiencies.
It's when we compare ourselves to others that we start allowing envy and jealousy to seep in and rob that joy and contentment from our lives. There will always be people with more than yourself. You haven't walked in their shoes and experienced what they have. You don't even know if they are really happy or content with their more!

Be grateful for where you are. Dream big, but never let the gap between your current circumstances and where you are aiming, become such an obsession that you forget about where you actually are and what you already have. Be where you are. Live with what you have.  Life, family, friends: more precious than any earthly treasure and should be given even more regard and hold our attention so much more than we do our earthly treasures.