Where to Find Peace

Original post: February 24, 2024. Edited.

I came across this quote during one of my morning meditations. It really made a lot of sense to me.

I think about my life and the future. I always begin with I want.

There are a million I wants in any given moment of any given day. I want a new job, a house on the lake, a cabin, a new car, a new phone, or a new TV. I want to lose weight. I want to gain weight. I want summer. I want to travel. I want it to be Friday. I want ice cream.

I want, I want, I want...

Are we ever content?

It’s okay to have dreams and goals. It’s okay to have needs and wants. But it’s really not okay to always live in tomorrow before it even gets here. And when it does get here, it will be today, and then we will still be thinking about tomorrow. Today just never seems to be enough. And the things we possess…are they not enough either? We are a generation of wanters.

Put aside your wants and enjoy this present moment. Find some peace.

♥️

Andi

Photo credit: my daughter-in-law, Dani, after a winter storm.