It’s never ending.
More. Better. Bigger. Nicer.
What’s in front of us. What’s right here. It’s never enough.
Someone else always has something better. Something nicer. Something WE want.
How do they do it when we struggle so much? How did they get that new car? How come we never get ahead?
Every time we get a toe-hold, the rocks crumble to dust and we fall again.
Stuck between not enough, and without anything.
Then we turn.
See their bright faces.
The smiles and sparkling eyes.
Asking us to play. To hug. To love.
Then. Only then.
We are satisfied.
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For the first time ever, I wrote this to its conclusion…stopped…hit word count…and it was 100 words exactly. Without trying, editing or effort. Now I am the one satisfied 😉
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Sounds like this was something that you needed to write… and the 100 words, with no edits, makes it all the more impressive.
I hadn’t intended to make it personal…it just came out that way LOL. Some days it is good to remind ourselves. I was really shocked to hit that word count button and see 100!! LOL. I’ll take it, though 😉
Love this! It’s easy to get up in the “keeping up with the Jones” mentality, but at the end of the day, the smiles and hugs and memories outlast all those things and are the true treasures we are blessed with. You created a great reminder of that 🙂
Thanks Bobbi! It was a piece I didn’t expect to write, but I’m glad I did!
I’ve only had that happen once that I nailed 100 words without having to edit on first try. It feels like something that should be celebrated with a blog badge or a bottle of champagne or initiation into a secret club.