Sometimes when I find myself thinking too much about the future, specifically making plans or having wants, I stop and tell myself that I want all the things I have. I go through them one by one: I want to live in China. (Check.) I want to be happily married to a beautiful, intelligent woman. (Check.) I want to have a wonderful, creative, brilliant daughter. (Check.)
Even the things that don’t seem particularly great or ideal should be thought of this way, because, after all, they could be much worse.
The Vulcan Buddha 