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Dating Advice for Beyond the Fridge

Appreciate What You Have

When I got married in Africa a couple of years ago, I attended the local soccer match of the residents on Benguerra Island off the coast of Mozambique.

While there, I saw these African boys play with a car made from a milk carton, two Coke cans cut in half to make four wheels and a stick to push it. And it was the envy of all the kids.

I came across this picture of the boys the other day, and they’ve been on my mind ever since.

It reminded me to appreciate what you have. The same could be said for dating.

That’s not to say you shouldn’t want other things and work towards getting them. But if you can’t appreciate what you already have, you’ll never be happy. Never.

We can all relate to the grass being greener. There’s always going to be someone with a better looking spouse, a nicer car and a bigger house. But it’s a choice to let that get you down. Again, it’s natural to want more than what we have and work towards getting it. But insatiable people are miserable people.

I’ve seen many relationships where a person wasn’t happy no matter what they had. And those relationship never worked. Cause their view of happiness was always measured by having something that they didn’t have yet. And once they did have it, they didn’t appreciate it anymore.

So whether single, dating or married, try to appreciate what you do have. You’ll be happier (which is necessary in a successful relationship), and as you get more of the things you want along the way, you’ll appreciate and enjoy them even more.

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