It seems that quite frequently praise is misdirected.  The number of stars in the sky wouldn’t equal the amount of times I’ve either heard or read, “Awesome photo!  What camera did you use?” or worse,”You must have a really good camera!”

I liken those comments to someone praising the keyboard of a person that was used to write a novel, instead of the person.

The above seems to be what is generally believed.  For example,  at some point a beginner guitarist will almost always believe that their gear is limiting them.  When in reality if you allow someone that’s an accomplished guitarist play on the same gear, you’ll most definitely hear that the gear is by no means the limiting factor.

It’s this belief that limits our potential.  Instead of using our time to make use of what we have, and attempting to extract everything available out of whatever it may be, we spend our time complaining about what we don’t have.  Our energy is misdirected, and we don’t get anywhere.

Sometimes though, when young, our parents would come in at this point and succumb to the incessant whinging and whining.  Gaining something in this way generally leads to the cycle starting over again, except faster.  Within days the complacency returns.

All this ends up doing is training the person for failure.  It doesn’t build the foundations necessary to be able to get over that next hump.  So they end up going through life searching for what they don’t have, not enjoying what they have, and living for money.

What for?  All so they can obtain that next thing that they won’t enjoy for very long.  I know, I’ve fallen into this pit before.

Love what you have.  There’s almost always someone out there that’s working towards what you have.  If you’re already there, stop for a bit.  Realise what you have, be thankful for it, and enjoy it to the fullest extent.