Be Careful What You Ask For
Have you ever wanted something really badly? I mean, you think about it, daydream about it, plan how to get it, work for it...and finally you get it!! You celebrate! You revel in it...and then, when the dust settles, you look around you and suddenly hear this question ringing out in your head: "Is this it? Is this what all the fuss was about?? Seriously ?" It's hard to admit when that thing you wanted, whether it was a new home, a new job, an experience, a relationship...whatever, doesn't bring you the fulfillment that you thought it would. Even harder when people are watching you, because to shrug your shoulders and walk away for lack of satisfaction, to them looks like failure. And no one wants to look like a failure. Many years ago, as newlyweds, m...