I think everyone sees a clear picture of themselves, where they are now, where they want to be, and everywhere in-between that they are not.
The funny thing is, majority of the time, the picture one sees of where they want to be, is often remotely different than where they are now. It’s as if people are trying to head into a misleading direction that they believe will take them to the place of where they think they want to be, but once they reach that destination, they are still unsatisfied, and left looking for a new direction, position, place to be in. At what point does one just simply stop, breathe, smile, and think “I am exactly where I need to be.”
We’re all at fault. It doesn’t matter if you’re a CEO of some major company making thousands by the day, or if you’re a stay at home parent living with three crazed but beautifully radiant children of your own, or if you’re a 20 something, managing an ice cream shoppe.. we all at some point fantasize about what our lives ‘could be’ or ‘could have been’.
Don’t get me wrong, change is inevitable, you never know where you’re going to wind up, nonetheless, how you wound up where you are today.. And you should have goals and ideas of where you want to be and what you want to do in your life.
My point here is that you’re not going to get anywhere simply by fantasizing about it. Or wishing for a better or different outcome. And if you continue to do that, you’ll never be satisfied with where you are in the moment. You are exactly where you need to be in your life to get you to exactly where you need to go. The key is action. Not stalling because you’re ‘unsure‘, or the opposite, trying to accumulate everything all at once so it all works out ‘perfectly‘.
All of the opportunities to make your next move, are often right underneath your nose.
Yes, we all dream about how happy we will be once we get to where we think we should be.
But you’re never going to get yourself there if you don’t take action in your present moment. Find the happiness in today, live your days to the fullest with your goals and dreams in mind. Make decisions which show you a clear route to your destination. Practice taking action right this moment! Even if you have no idea of how or why!
And absolutely everything will fall into place as it should.
Just remember that you are exactly where you need to be to get you to the next check point in your life.
See yourself in the moment you’re in right now. And love every second of it.
There’s no use in fantasizing about enjoying the moment of tomorrow, if you’re not in it for today.