I am with you in trying to find contentment in the present, and I understand that my opinion is flavored by having a disassociation disorder, but it's necessary for the present to be or at least feel safe to be grounded in it enough to experience contentment.

A agree. Finding a stability is key and its not really easy too 😔

I also think its less that folks are waiting and hoping for success as people are doing and have done the work to achieve success or at least stability but still have neither? A personal sense of achievement doesn't pay the bills. Absolutely we should find joy in the now but we don't have to settle.