Listen to episode 577 of the Inspirational Living Podcast: Turning a Mediocre Present into a Greater Future. Edited and adapted from The Ideal Made Real by Christian D. Larson. *Inspirational Podcast Excerpt* : Welcome to the Inspirational Living podcast. I special thanks to our newest monthly patron, Gary Smith. Become our patron for the cost of a cappuccino a month, and get access to ad free podcasts, full transcripts, and more. Go to livinghour.org/patron ( https://livinghour.org/patron ) to check out the benefits. WHEN things are not to your liking, like them as they are. In other words, while you are working for greater things, make friends with the lesser things, and they will help you to reach your goal. The person who is dissatisfied with things as they are, and discontented because things are not to their liking, is standing in their own way. We cannot get away from present conditions so long as we antagonize those conditions — because we are held in bondage to that which we resist. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/inspirational-living/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy