Wants

We all have things we want in our lives (in no particular order):

1. A fulfilling career
2. A coffee-haunt that no one knows about except you and your friends
3. A fulfilling lifestyle
4. A loving partner who wouldn't hesitate to sacrifice for you
5. A loving partner you wouldn't hesitate to sacrifice for
6. A family that supports you unconditionally
7. A life-long supply of fresh flowers

The want list changes as we grow older, add kids and you find a totally new list of wants e.g. the perfect kindergarten, school, trust fund etc. Or in some cases, a nicer car, a posh lifestyle (the rich man smoking that cigar image springs to mind), more enticing company... Whatever the case may be, what happens when we get what we want, and realise that it's not what we thought it would be?

The idea of that perfect life is quite subjective. The more rigid you are, the less you find fulfillment. But I was told that half the battle is knowing what you really want, those things that are uncompromisable, and then having the courage to seek it.

I was also told that the secret to the perfect life is to live without regrets, to take every drop of life as a building block for the future - as the saying goes, when life gives you lemons, make lemonade...

But it's always easier said than done.