To not have everything is to have so much.

Stop anticipating for better days. Live in this moment. 

Be happy with what you have and pursue all that you want!

A month ago, I could define happiness. It meant a new pair of shoes. I was immensely happy with my new purchase. For a week! A month later, happiness means a bag which is on my wish list.

The cycle of material happiness is brutal and I seem to find no way to come out of it as there is always something or the other that I need to buy. But at the same time, I have also come to learn and understand that we can’t wait for something to work out or come our way to make us happy.

Happiness is in this moment of life and love!

It is in the warmth of the sun in a cold December morning. It is in the cup of our favorite drink. It is in the Saturdays we spend with our friends and family. It is in the movies which make us laugh or cry.

Happiness is in the moment of being alive and breathing and dreaming.

We know it already. We’ll never have everything we need. There is always one more bag we need to buy. A better and a smarter phone in the market. A restaurant we haven’t tried. There is always that five more minutes we wish to sleep. There is always that one person we miss.

And as this year comes to an end, I sit here and wonder about the year that just went by. If I were to make a list of what I have and what I wish for, would my wishes outnumber my blessings? Have I said thank you enough? How often have I appreciated the people I have and life I live? How often do I feel grateful for the bed I sleep in and the roof above my head?

Because it is the littlest things that complete our life and make it so beautiful.

So as this year comes to an end, let’s look back and count our blessings. Count the moments of pure happiness and joy we've experienced. Let’s reflect upon the moments we've been kind and selfless.  Relive the moments we've felt loved and protected. After all, it wasn't such a bad year. As it happens often, many of our wishes still remain merely in our buckets. But if it were all to be fulfilled, life would be tad too simple and boring. And pigs would start flying.

To not have everything is to have so much. To wait for. To give and to do. To dream of and to pursue so passionately. To not have everything is to have a reason to wake up every morning, to get dressed, look our best. To overcome our fears and our doubts. To show the world what we’re worth. To go out to make our wishes come true. One at a time.