I came across this on a blog called "Smart, Pretty and Awkward". It's so true, and although what follows is customized for women/girls, it is very true for boys/men as well. We do end up focusing so much on the things we don't have in life that we forget to enjoy what we do. This is the same as "counting your blessings", but obviously there is no reason for us to not "want" more and work towards achieving those. Regardless, thinking about your life as an incomplete painting rather than a failure is more important to living a complete life.
"Only focusing on a tiny brushstroke of your life, whether it be ‘do I have a boyfriend?,’ “is my job high-paying?’, or ‘am I thinner than her?’ makes you lose appreciation for the entire painting. Brushstrokes work together to form a complete beautiful painting; different parts of your life work together to form a complete beautiful life. And an incomplete or unfinished brushstroke doesn’t make the painting ugly."
It does not make the painting ugly, it's just not complete - yet. One may still be successful in many areas of their lives even if a certain area of one's life lacks the vigor or zeal from an inside or an outside perspective. It's all about finishing the painting, because when it's done, it doesnt matter who's looking at it and what they think. It was the experience of painting that life that matters most.
Count your blessings, but that doesn't mean you cant want more.
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