The Grass is Always Greener

I realized I hadn't written lately. So I sez to myself, "Self, what's on your mind?" And this is how I answered myself.

I've noticed that one of my human frailties is not being satisfied with the status quo. (And I bet I'm not the only one who feels that way at least occasionally.) For example...

It just doesn't seem like Christmas without snow on the ground.
How much do I have to shovel before I can even get out of the driveway?

My hair is so straight; I can't do anything with it!
These curls are driving me nuts. I feel like Little Orphan Annie!

Boy, the garden isn't going to make it if we don't get some rain soon.
If it keeps raining, I'm going to have to spend all summer just cutting the lawn!

Imagine what we could do with all that space!
It seems like as soon as I finish cleaning every room in the house, it's time to start the whole thing over again.

I wish I'd finally get a raise so I could catch up on these bills.
Geez, I could live on a little less if it meant I didn't absolutely hate my job!

Oh, this miserable heat and humidity.
The wind chill is what?!

I'd love to take that stuff off your hands, but my car's too small to carry it.
You should see what it costs just to fill this SUV at the gas station!

Just think of all the opportunities we'd have if we lived in the city!
The pollution, the noise, the crime...must be nice to live in the country.

I would, but...
If only...
I can't because...
I just wish I had...

We can come up with plenty of "reasons" why we aren't quite satisfied. That elusive x, y, or z that would make our lives complete and finally make us happy. It's easy to do if we're always comparing ourselves to other folks. Be honest--do you ever catch yourself thinking that everything would be great if (fill in the blank)? Well, guess what? Sometimes, we are the other folks. Somebody, somewhere is thinking that they'd be happy with the life we have.

So if you're convinced that the grass is, indeed, greener on the other side of the fence, you can either hop the fence and see what all the fuss is about on that side, or you can water your own lawn and grow some lush, green grass for yourself.

As for me? I think I'm going to try to just stop looking over the fence.