What does this saying make you think of? Does it make you think of where you are and where you could be? Does it make you think about what others have and you don't? Why do we compare ourselves to others and what they have or who they are? Is life one big race that we are in and we have to keep up with the other competitors?
I have found that when I step out of my shoes and take a glance at my life from someone else's point of view then hey it looks pretty nice. I think that is what makes the "Grass Appear Greener". The thought that we don't have it. When in reality we do have it, and so much more than what we think.
I try to live my life being thankful for what I have. I have always thought that anything in life is possible if you strive to get there. But everything has a cost, even the "greener grass". At what cost are you willing to sacrifice yourself for what you strive to get?
I know a few people who have worked non-stop for 4 or 5 years and are now leading a life of luxury because of this sacrifice. This in their eyes was worth the time and effort. Time away from family, friends, and many time co-workers. Now that they have all the free time in the world, who can they enjoy it with? The 4 or 5 years of toiling in their work made them turn their back on the people that mattered most. In their minds they were trying to work so that they could spend more time with the people they cared the most about, but what they really did was push those same individuals further away.
What I am getting at is to make time for those you care most about. Schedule them in your life like any other appointment. If you are really working so hard for them and not yourself then take time out to enjoy them first and not your career. If you don't then by the time you get to that "greener pasture" you may find that you are alone in it.
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