Embracing the Ordinary

When I was 8 I wished I was 12.

When I was 12 I wished I was 16.

When I was 16 I wished I was 25.

Even now at the age of 28, I wish I could be 35. My ordinary life of the present will surely be much more extraordinary by then, or so I like to believe. I think thoughts such as, “In just a few more years I’ll be making more money, changing more lives, and becoming more famous.” These thoughts aren’t unique to me are they?

Part of being human is overcoming the desire to be something we are not to in...