There's something amazing about finally getting that house you've always wanted, that car, that girl, that whatever.
Suddenly, you actually have it.
There's a period of almost denial, where you just can't quite wrap your mind around the fact that you've actually achieved something you've worked for, longed for, chased for so long.
And then you have the full realization that, holy shit, you really, actually, genuinely have it.
YOU DID IT!
Now here's where a great deal of people lose the game. (I bet you just lost "the game...")
They don't stop and appreciate the fact that they've finally gotten whatever it was they were after.
And then the complaining starts.
Man, I wish it had this...
God, I hate that it has this...
Wow, I wish s/he would do this...
And then we're back off to the races, chasing this, wanting that, working for the other.
Chill out.
Take a bit, and really, truly, deeply appreciate.
You'd be amazed at how good it feels.
And as you appreciate him or her, that thing or that house, or whatever, you'll find that you're actually falling more and more in love with it with each passing day.
Instead of finding things that are "wrong", you'll discover more and more things that are amazingly "right" about it.
The only reason the grass is greener on the other side of the fence is all the bullshit over there.
So, in closing (See Ms. Dr. Boren? I remember some of what you taught me!), thank you so much for taking the time to read my silly little blog, and listen to my tunes.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I've got some stuff to go appreciate...
Suddenly, you actually have it.
There's a period of almost denial, where you just can't quite wrap your mind around the fact that you've actually achieved something you've worked for, longed for, chased for so long.
And then you have the full realization that, holy shit, you really, actually, genuinely have it.
YOU DID IT!
Now here's where a great deal of people lose the game. (I bet you just lost "the game...")
They don't stop and appreciate the fact that they've finally gotten whatever it was they were after.
And then the complaining starts.
Man, I wish it had this...
God, I hate that it has this...
Wow, I wish s/he would do this...
And then we're back off to the races, chasing this, wanting that, working for the other.
Chill out.
Take a bit, and really, truly, deeply appreciate.
You'd be amazed at how good it feels.
And as you appreciate him or her, that thing or that house, or whatever, you'll find that you're actually falling more and more in love with it with each passing day.
Instead of finding things that are "wrong", you'll discover more and more things that are amazingly "right" about it.
The only reason the grass is greener on the other side of the fence is all the bullshit over there.
So, in closing (See Ms. Dr. Boren? I remember some of what you taught me!), thank you so much for taking the time to read my silly little blog, and listen to my tunes.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I've got some stuff to go appreciate...
