HAPPINESS

This Morning I heard the following statement

"Happiness is not having all that you want......

Rather

Wanting all that you have".

When I thought about that statement, I realized that the statement was really deep.

There are times that I want more out of life.  At those times, I tend to be disatisfied with the things I have and I want more.  Basically, I am unhappy. 

Then there are other times when it seems that all is right with the world.  Like just the other evening......I was sitting on my front porch, smoking a cigar and having a glass of brandy while watching the cars go by.  At that moment I wanted all that I had. 

Now you might think that everything was going just the way I wanted at that moment......but you would be wrong. My wife was not feeling well, the  closet rod fell (for the 2nd time) and all of our clothes were piled on a couch, the A/C in my car is not working (it was 90+ degrees on friday), we are in between homes, so I don't have as much space as I am used to.....and I could go on and on.  But I won't.  Because I was thankful that God had sent me a loving wife. I was thankful that we had enough clothes to pull down a closet rod, I was thankful to be riding instead of walking.  I wanted all that I had.

You can have all you want or want all you have.  I choose the latrer.

Have a great day and a prosperous week

Leander McClain, Real Estate Consultant