What's enough?

It’s amazing. The difference that a love connection makes in one’s life. Two humans attracted to each other. Makes them so happy. And that raises the question. Why do some loves last? And others don’t? I suspect it may have something to do with attitudes. The optimists live the love one day at a time. Live in the now. Savor each day. Don’t get ahead of themselves. The pessimists, meanwhile, get too far ahead of themselves. They lose track of the happiness they have today by projecting into the future. Thinking about what could go wrong. They are distracted from their immediate happiness. And worry about tomorrow. Rather than cultivate their love one day at a time. In a sense, the pessimists begin to suspect they don’t have enough now. They want more. It’s a little like the rich man/woman who always wants more…as if the present riches aren’t enough. –Jim Broede