Enjoy all you have while pursuing all you want. – Jim Rohn
There’s no point in pursuing anything if you can’t enjoy everything.*
Be where you are and enjoy everything – even the “bad” stuff (it’s there for a reason, and it’ll keep showing up until you figure out why . . . ).
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* When I say “enjoy,” I don’t mean it (always) feels good like chocolate cake, but that everything is useful and valuable – even if just because it kicks your butt and you learn from it.
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