It’s true.
Desire is suffering.
The more we want, the more our minds focus on our current state of lack– and we start to feel restless and angry from being in a state of “not having.”
Putting yourself in a state of play will invigorate your life– but it’s not enough. There’s a lot of things we can change, and just by changing our attitudes, life definitely gets better.
But the things we can’t change is core desires.
You weren’t wrong for wanting, you were just doing it wrong.
In my youth, I knew I wanted freedom but it was undefined. I had no clue what that meant– and I pursued it in an idiotic fashion…
…Today, I have the end in mind. It isn’t just freedom, it’s living life on my terms. Knowing this, I don’t waste time pursuing things that won’t lead to it.
You can only have one desire at a time.
That’s the issue for most of us, we’re not able to point to a single thing and say confidently: That is what I’m after.
Happiness is letting go.
That’s true, but we have to have our one thing– we need the guiding light.
And that brings me to where I am today. Purpose.
It isn’t spiritual. It isn’t abstract.
It’s what allows us to explore while being directed, to play while moving forward.
Define your end goal, have it clear enough to know when you get it but broad enough for it to evolve with you.
This is what makes life rich.
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