Being grateful for how things are is not the same as being satisfied and ceasing the pursuit of better. A heart grateful for the now does not quash the desires for a better future!
Being happy with what you have—being grateful for the "things" of the now is a huge gateway to peace and contentment. Research has been done (Google it) on the connection between an attitude of gratitude and feelings of peace and happiness.
But, just because you are grateful does not mean you have to stop looking to the future and setting goals for things.
A traveler once was walking a long a rough rocky path that twisted along a curvy path. He had some choices to make. He could complain because his path was rough. Or, he could look off to his right where the path wound its way through the muddy mire of a bog riff with biting insects and poisonous snake and be grateful that he was on a better path than that.
He could rest in his gratitude, or look off, up to the left, up the ridge a little, to the nicely groomed path free from rocks and rubble. Indeed, it would be a little work to get to that path, but in the long run, it would be easier and faster. Just because he is grateful for not being in the bog does not stop him from seeking a better course. /#metaphor
You can be grateful for what you have and still have the desire to grow, improve, and get better. Gratitude and complacency are not the same thing.
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