Some one person once said "the grass is always greener on the other side" and then about 4 billion people repeated it since then...I have to admit though, this guy must really have known what he was talking about because it seems like no matter where we are there is always somewhere better to be. I mean think about it, do you know a single person who doesn't h ave any aspirations left? Or even who loves every aspect of their life? It seems like we always need something else to be truly happy, no one ever gets to a point in life where they can say "okay I am done, I don't want anything else from life...everything is perfect as is."
This isn't something that is ever gonna go away, it's human nature to want more. We get used to the situation we have and then those blessings aren't enough to satisfy us anymore. But just because society isn't changing doesn't mean you can't! And I mean that in more ways than you think, sure I can tell you "there are people in third world countries starving, so be happy you have access to instant McDonalds" or whatever. That isn't enough, yes you should be thankful for that, but take it a step further and stop worrying about the shape of your thighs or the size of you nose. Even the most "beautiful" people in the world can find something about themselves they don't like, but it takes a truly beautiful person to take that part of themselves and truly own it. You may hate your smile, but what about all the parts of you that you love? This shouldn't stop at appearance: so what if one girl called you something mean? What about your best friend sitting next to you telling you that you are the best damn thing to ever happen to her?
I guess I am stating the obvious here, we let the negative bother us more than we allow ourselves celebrate the positive. Yet it confuses me that we never ever really celebrate the positive, one let down stays with me for a day and yet a compliment flutters away moments after I hear it. I say that it's time you look yourself in the eye and say that you did it! There are countless movies/TV shows/Books about the underdog coming out on top and defying all odds and we all wish that was us...well it is! I may not be Elle Woods and I may not have gotten into law school and graduated top of my class...but I did manage to come out of the semester with a kick ass GPA. It's a small victory, but I did it!
It's time we stop admire other people lawns, and we break out our own hypothetical lawn mowers and make our lives just a tad bit greener! Celebrate that which you already have and strive for happiness and nothing more. If you are gonna let one loss get you down, make it a promise to make all the successes build you up. Don't wait for it to happen, make it happen!
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