When We're Always Wanting More

 

How often have we ever wanted something so badly that it somehow permeates every second of our waking hours?  Just like a melody you CAN'T get out of your head, that WANTING loops endlessly in our mind and its beat mimics that of your own heart.  And looking back, wanting of this kind is usually strongest for those things that are partially OR completely outside of our control📗📙📘

Perhaps [OR should I say surely] we are driven to desire more deeply the things we CAN'T automatically have as some form of psychological compensation for WHAT we CAN'T bring about with action alone.  And to make up for WHAT we lack in power over the circumstances in question, we tend to want it and really want it so badly, even having us bundled up mentally, emotionally and sometimes physically.  Perhaps we are at times driven to desire more deeply the things we WHICH we just CAN'T automatically have as some form of psychological compensation for WHAT we CAN'T bring about with action alone.  And I can attest to the fact that our WANTING MORE can be like so immense with no end in sight as it can span across finding love, having a baby, improving our health, finding our dream job, improving our financials, so on and so on!!!

BUT psychologists tell us that that WANTING does color our present moment.  It's kind of like a hologram dancing in front of you, a 'WHAT-MIGHT-BE' version of the future preventing you from living fully in the 'HERE' and 'NOW'.  As per researches, it somehow, it seduces us with that spectral light diffracting our attention away from WHAT is to WHAT could be.  At this point, I believe that we should qualify that we're NOT implying that WANTING something we DON'T currently have is wrong is simply pointless or even unhelpful.  BUT not at all.  Because WANTING is a perfectly natural response to being connected to our own values and committed to creating meaning in our life.  Committed to pursuing those things that make your heart beat faster and even harder.  The feelings and sensations of WANTING are information.  And this information confirms that the source OR outcome attached to the wanting rates on our scale of WHAT really matters in life💚💛💜

In the simplest terms, IF we plan on living fully, richly and vibrantly, I can bet that WANTING will show up as part of our emotional repertoire.  It's our human desire to be living fully, richly, and vibrantly, then we can bet that WANTING will show up as part of our emotional shield.  And it's just human to desire.  It's okay to want [UNTIL it gets in the way].  And WHEN our WANTING becomes the 'CALL ME MAYBE' of our thought processes, WHEN it takes over and you CAN'T hear anything else, we can find ourself kind of 'entrapped'.  So, WHAT do we exactly do if WANTING is constantly playing in the background?  HOW do we stop it from paralyzing us WHILE still acknowledging our deepest desires?  Keep in mind that the answers may be different for us BUT my thoughts are, TAKE THEM WHERE THEY FIT [given our experiences]📌📌📌

Our takeaway:  True, we DON'T want to start the war with something that is inherently human.  Instead, acknowledging our desire for WHAT IT IS, is the way to go.  Even the experts tell us DON'T RESIST THE WANTING BUT on the other hand, DON'T indulge it so much that you inadvertently delay your own happiness simply because we CAN'T possibly be happy until we get WHAT we want, right?  Zillion examples are out there and smoking is just one of them.  WHEN WE'RE ALWAYS WANTING MORE😋😋😋