I, like most people, want a better future. if you have a sense of optimism, you believe that the future will be better than the present. Unfortunately that means to have a better future, you have to change.
Keeping the status quo will not give you the future you desire.
But who likes change? We enjoy being content. Contentment feels good.
It is a daily battle. Charging forward with change and progress, or taking time to enjoy the life we have created for ourselves.
E.B White said it best. “If the world were merely seductive, that would be easy. If it were merely challenging, that would be no problem. But I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.”
I think it would be a great idea to do both. I could start by asking myself these two questions every day.
1. What can I do to improve my world today?
2. What can I do to enjoy my world today?
The answers are different for each of us. That is why I used the reference to “my world”. How would you answer those key questions for today?
For those that really want to have a better future, we have to fight through those moments of doubt, the fear of change, and the challenges. We can stuck on the enjoyment, and on our routines.