The grass is greener where you water it

The grass is greener where you water it:

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The grass is greener where you water it.

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Not on the other side of the fence.

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But in front of you.

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Now.

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Focused on you.

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Focused on your life.

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Focused on the present.

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Enjoying the mundane.

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Enjoying slow mornings.

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Sleeping in.

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A great meal.

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Laughing with your friends.

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Seeing an awesome movie.

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Getting on a plane.

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Falling in love.

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These are the moments.

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The ones in between.

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The ones we seem to speed through.

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To get to the next thing.

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To be happy when.

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When I get that promotion.

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Or that house.

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Or that car.

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Or achieve what I want.

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I’ll be happy then, right?

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Wrong.

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Happiness happens now.

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Today.

This moment.

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It’s a choice.

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A decision.

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A feeling of absolute presence.

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Of focusing on where you are.

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Where your feet are.

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Be where your feet are.

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We often focus on another moment.

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The past.

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The future.

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Or what we don’t have.

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How nice would it be to be skinnier?

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Or smarter?

Or faster?

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Or richer?

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We always look at our deficiencies.

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Focused on what we don’t have.

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Comparing ourselves to others.

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Who are all fighting battles of their own.

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Meanwhile, we forget.

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Forget about how far we’ve come.

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How far we’ve traveled.

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How much we’ve suffered.

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To get to here.

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This moment.

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Right now.

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Looking at the grass beneath us.

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Don’t worry about someone else’s yard.

Worry about your own.

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How’s your grass doing?

Is it bright green?

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Or brown?

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Are you watering it?

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Or trampling on it?

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Are you taking care of it?

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Or just letting it go?

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Focus on your grass.

Water your grass.

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Take care of your grass.

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It’s all you got.

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For the grass is greener where you water it.

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