Our circumstances and outward events are completely out of our control. The only thing we can control is our internal world. How will we respond to events? What will we focus on? Where will we place our attention?
If you focus on being the best version of you that you can be, your future can be even better than you imagined. You can’t get there by acquiring and doing; you get to your best future by appreciating what you have and choosing what you give your attention to.
My job now may not be as prestigious and the place we live may not be as beautiful to me as Florida, but I still have my husband, my children, and a nice home.
When I hug my child goodnight I choose to really feel the hug, listen to her heart beat, smell her hair, and know that I am living my best life. I choose to be loving and to put my attention on what I do have, not on what I lack.
What does it mean for you to live your best life, right now—and who do you want to be in five years?