The "Something Better"............

The Something Better of the Present or the Near-Term Future:
When we examine where we are today, it’s tempting to forever dream of improving our circumstances by living somewhere else, by associating with other people, or by pursuing a different professional direction. Such dreams can be the critical path to personal fulfillment and growth, or the road to disappointments based on our willingness (or unwillingness) to act on them. Put simply, dreaming of something better without taking action to make those dreams a reality is the road to extreme frustration. We envision the something better as optimal, but our current situation becomes increasingly unbearable by comparison if we don’t take tangible steps toward something better. But by using something better as a way to motivate ourselves to action, we suddenly become dynamic players in creating our own futures. And something better becomes the animating influence for a greater sense of personal growth and fulfillment.
By David Danzinger (April 2009)