Are We There Yet?

If you’ve ever gone on a long road trip, you know the question, “Are we there yet?” always pops up.

Depending on where you’re gong, the trip there can either be fun, horrible, or just plain boring.

When my buddies and I used to drive to Vegas, the trip there (3-4 hours by car) was always the best part. The trip home, on the other hand, was usually different.

It’s easy to get into the thinking trap of needing just “one more thing,” no matter what you’re doing.

Just One More Thing

If you’ve decided to lose weight before you get back into the dating market, you may keep telling yourself, “just one more pound, and THEN I’ll get out there.”

If you want a raise from your boss, you may be waiting “just one more day, and THEN I’ll ask him.”

If you feel like something’s missing from your life, you may convince yourself that buying one more “thing” is all you need. This could be a new car, a new pair of shoes, or even a new home.

Am I Getting Close?

We always seem to have this nagging feeling in the back of our minds that we’re “not quite there yet.”

No matter where we’re going, or what we’re trying to accomplish, there always seems to be something that while just out of reach, once we get that “something” everything will magically “click” into place and our lives will suddenly start to be easy, happy, and rewarding.

But consider this.

You’ll ALWAYS Be Almost There

That “almost there” feeling is a CONSTANT part of who we are, REGARDLESS of what we get, or how much we have or don’t have.

An interesting study was done on a whole range of people, of all income levels. No matter HOW MUCH money they were making (10K a year or 10 Mil a year) they ALL felt that if they “JUST” made 10% more, everything would be fine.

Sound familiar?

Does that mean we are cursed? Does that mean we are doomed to keep chasing things that keep running away from us, and are always staying out of reach.

Not at all.

Because that “thing” we are chasing isn’t always the same “thing.” Since we always have that “feeling” of just needing that one more “thing,” as soon as we get whatever we’re after, our brains will MAKE US focus on the NEXT thing.

This means that we will ALWAYS be just shy of being totally satisfied. Which is a GOOD thing. Because that feeling of satisfaction is very fleeting. It doesn’t last long. Without something to pursue, life is boring, pointless, and without meaning.

Embrace The Incompleteness

On the other hand, when you FULLY EMBRACE this part of you, the part that will ALWAYS want something more, you’ll always be getting better.

More money, more health, better relationships, and a smarter brain.

Embrace your humanness. Embrace your purpose.