How many of us are counting down the days until spring? If only spring would get here, I would be so happy. I would start exercising more. I would deep-clean my house and purge my closets of all the extra stuff. Maybe I'd finally start looking for that new job or explore a new hobby. 

 

Anytime I catch myself wishing I was in a different moment than the one I'm in, a little red flag eventually appears in my mind and I have to challenge myself once again to embrace whatever is true in this moment of my life.

 

Embrace the season, literally and figuratively. Embrace the relationships. Embrace the job. Embrace our current level of health. Until we get grateful for where we are, we delay going anywhere else. 

Finding the Gift in everything around me makes me happier today. Makes me want to exercise today. Makes me want to look for that new job today. Makes me want to start new hobbies today. I don't have to wait for spring or any other external shift to find the gifts in my life today. They're already here!