I may not be where I need to be in life, but at least I'm not where I used to be...

[irmanator]

I need to remember this evertime I try to beat myself up over not makin the right choice. At this point they are still better choices than I made 5 or 10 yrs ago.

[disneysteve]

A good reminder for most of us. We are often so focused on our goals that we forget to take a break and recognize our achievements.

[bjl584]

I too am not where I need to be, but I am making great progress toward it. And, I have come a long way in the past few years.

[ActYourWage]

Nice post irmanator. That statement you made can be applied to many areas of our life. Thanks for the reminder. I agree DS, I sometimes forget to enjoy the achievements.

[irmanator]

Thank you.

[amarowsky]

Out of curiosity irmantor, when you say need to you mean your Above or below your needs? Or is this more of a " you may not be where you WANT to be" ?

[ferriwinkle]

There is a fine line between "need" and "want". When it involves material things, and you are on a tight budget like my family, then "wants" go on the back burner and "needs" take the front row seat in your life. But when you are talking about a job or lifestyle choice, I think you "need" to be where you "want" to be sometimes---but sometimes the last place you "want" to be is where "need" to be.

[Mr Nice Guy]

Amen

[irmanator]

Out of curiosity irmantor, when you say need to you mean your Above or below your needs? Or is this more of a " you may not be where you WANT to be" ?

Where I think I need to be is more of a goal i guess. Something I am working towards. In my mind for me personally this fits several aspects of my life.

Trying to save.
Trying to be more physically fit.
Trying to eat better foods.

I didn't come up with this quote myself, heard it somewhere but I forgot where. I just like it, so I thought I would share it.

[cjscully]

I've noticed I am harder on myself than anyone else could be. I tend to focus on the things I didn't do or the goals I didn't accomplish rather than what I did get done and the goals I did accomplish. Fortunately I have my wife to remind me to look at those things.

[cypher1]

I take it as a moment of reflecting what I've learned for skills within the last 10 years, fortunate to enjoy what I do for a living (most days). Granted at 19 I was still in college, living at home, working part time at Best Buy, I definitely feel more confident and comfortable with who I am as an individual. Various regrets may still linger, while financially better off now than before. I won't categorize monetary values or possessions as of now as the reason for feeling "fortunate."

[justinblake]

I think I can sum this up in fewer words: Count your blessings.

Have a good day people. =)

[baptiste.tyrell]

I agree…we have to stop being our own harshest critics and learn to love ourselves a bit more.

[Babyu21]

Great Post.

[SnoopyCool]

Thanks for posting this. I need to remember it more than I do.