Being Content

      With today's post I want to talk about the importance of happiness and being content. Lately I've been thinking a lot about my future. Mostly about how I can't wait to get in the respiratory program and finish my degree and where to move afterwards. I'm supposed to graduate in July of 2014 and I know that I'm thinking way ahead of time, but I'm afraid that if I don't think about those things now that I won't be ready to make a decision when it comes to choose where I will look for a job. I realized with stressing so much about what to do that I  was losing my a bit of my happiness that I could be feeling now. This give and take between contentment and looking to the future happens frequently in life. It is important that both gets the attention they need, but the most important thing for happiness is contentment in where we are in life. Looking forward to the future is a good thing too so we can accomplish our goals, but it is way over rated. We should make our goals and every once in a while take a look at our lives to see if we are going in that direction. If too much focus is placed on our future how can we enjoy the present. I learned this lesson a long time ago about contentment and I'm glad I did. I've been so happy in my everyday life and I've been living everyday one day at a time. We are not guaranteed a future and every  moment counts in life. Ever since I've been living for each day, I hardly regret anything in the past 5 years. Living in the present not only brings happiness, but also allows you to make better decisions and be more involved with others. It brings the focus more on the important things. So, I just kind of wanted to give my little input on life and what I've learned thus far.