Stoic Meditations: Wanting What You Have

There always seems to be a gap between one’s current state and a future, imagined happiness. One way to eliminate that gap is by continually chasing things you want. But this solution provides ephemeral results. Why? There is always another conquest as the chasm of desire gapes back open.

The other method of eliminating the gap is the focus of today’s meditation: you concentrate on wanting what you already have. As you contemplate the preciousness of what you have, you will notice how your appreciation for it swells and gratitude wells up from inside of you.