Daily Gratitude: So many of us fall into this trap. We think that “making a living” is our life. It can be but all too often it becomes a “work around”. We’re too busy making that “living” to actually enjoy or even know what life is all about.

I know I spent decades just making a living. I didn’t know what life was supposed to be or entail. It wasn’t until I was stationed here in San Antonio in the 80s that I found out there was more to life than medicine and the military. The time was perfect and I was ripe for a change.

Have you experienced that? Look back over your life and see if you’ve had the “awakening”. Have you reorganized your priorities so you could enjoy what you’re doing all day every day.

That’s what “making a living” should be – just an extension of the activities you love. It really doesn’t matter what you do as long as you’re happy doing it. If you’re not happy, make it a top goal to change that situation.

You may not be able to change your job right now but can you change the way you look at it or the people you work with so that you’re not spending 10 or more hours of your life miserable. Take this one goal and see if you can brainstorm it to make yourself happier.