Some people spend their whole lives seeking heaven, when all they needed to do was look about them, and embrace that which was already there.

Tom Althouse
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Some people spend their whole lives seeking heaven, when all they needed to do was look about them, and embrace that which was already there. This is an excellent quote that captures the idea that the search for something else is often fleeting. Instead of focusing on the things you don’t have, focus on what you do have. Instead of looking to the future for something you don’t have today, focus on your current situation.

Instead of looking at your life as one long journey towards some mythical ideal, look back on your life as a series of steps taken along this journey. Every moment along the way represents an opportunity passed up to live another day. The past is gone forever, but the path you are currently taking will lead you to the next step in the future.

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