Where are you now?

Where are you?

Where are you?  Now I expect many people will answer this with their current location.  That is the expected answer.  But the amazing truth behind that question is that we need to know where we actually are. If we are lost answering that question is very much harder.  In fact, it could be rather difficult to answer. 

Now some others will answer the question in a more philosophical way.  And while this is becoming a more acceptable answer it is far less definite in its accuracy.  This discrepancy is due to the very real fact that few of us are able to determine where we are philosophically.  Interestingly despondency seems to be a part of this answer. 

Regardless of how you answered the question, do you like where you are?  Are you pleased with your current location?  If not, why?  No, I am not going to tell you to make the best of it.  But I was thinking of advising you to recognize why you are there and remember how you got there.  In many cases, you arrived where you are quite on purpose.  With the intent of being pleased with your arrival. So, why are you now displeased with your location?

The advice of counselors is immensely valuable if they are wise.  The help of a friend is beyond measure if they are seeking your best. Talking to people who know what they are talking about is important and listening to those who are actually your friends is paramount.  Many of us fail to appreciate our current location, not due to the location but due to those we surround ourselves with.  Though to be completely honest, there are times when a true friend is the one telling us to run. 

Surround yourself with good people, people who know things but also those who honestly care about you. Sounds obvious I know, but all of us enjoy being told what we want to hear.  And that can lead us to include individuals whose opinion is not worth our time.

Blessings!