"There" is not better than here

​Lately I’ve been reflecting on a concept we talked about in my life coach training: “There is not better than here.”
 
To me this is a reminder that no matter what we accomplish in life, we will experience sadness, pain, grief, desire, etc…
 
We have these imaginary arrival points where we think we will transcend struggle or discomfort or growth. But I think these are our companions for the rest of our life, to some degree, and that is ok.
 
So when I’m impatient to get ‘there’ (whatever ‘there’ is at a different period of my life) I try to remember that getting ‘there’ doesn’t mean everything will be better, it will just be different.*