Your Daily Groove – The Gift of Lack

Photo by Ann- Kathrin Rehse

“Let us learn to appreciate there will be times when the trees will be bare, and look forward to the time when we may pick the fruit.” – Anton Chekhov

It is always easier to find appreciation for life when abundance is clearly evident. However, at other times, when things are a bit more lean, the abundance we really need is creative outlook. Though what we think we want may not be easy to find, our creative outlook, our ability to find reasons to celebrate when there seem to be none, offers us the opportunity to appreciate life on all new levels. When we most want money, but the budget has been exhausted, we can redirect our attention to family and friends. When we long for company, but find ourselves alone, we can appreciate the peace of solitude. Lack is only the opportunity to find prosperity in another form.