Think back to when you were a child. Your mother probably had rules about sweets before dinner time. She wanted you to eat your vegetables and the more nutritious food, so she put the kibosh on the cookie jar. For some reason though, when she told you that the cookies were off limits, you wanted them so much more. Why do we always want the things we can’t have?
In relationships, people play “hard to get” in order to get the other person to desire them more.
When a routine becomes boring, you may look at someone else’s routine and think that’s where true excitement lies.
You look at the things you own and become dissatisfied when you compare them with someone else’s possessions.
There is something about this principle that is not completely negative. Yes, there is definitely a lesson to be learned about contentment and responsibility. You shouldn’t desire to be on the other side of the fence just because you’ve been told you can’t be over there.
However, there is something in all of us that pushes us to work harder, to improve, to be better. In that way, it’s great to challenge the status quo and look to improve your relationships, your work, and your life overall. If you’re looking at the greener grass on the other side, today’s challenge is to look for ways to stay on this side of the fence and make your own grass greener.
