That’s the easy part. The hard part, the one where no one can do it for you, is to figure out what you want.
At first sight it doesn’t seem to be a tricky question. “Of course I know what I want!” you think.
More of this and less of that. Usually we want more money and a better life. Usually we want a lot of what we don’t have but others seem to.
Why do we want all these things we don’t have?
Probably because we think that they will make us happy or at least happier.
What we really want isn’t the thing itself. But the happiness, or love or fulfilment (call it what you want), that we think we’ll get from achieving that thing.
Call it cheesy or cheap but in the end it all does come down to just one thing. Everyone of us just wants to be happy or be loved. It’s that easy.
“Just do whatever you want.” becomes “Just do whatever makes you happy.”
What is it that makes you the happiest? In which moments of your life did you feel like you had it all, like you where exactly where you are supposed to be?
In which moments of your life do you stop wanting what you don’t have, because you feel like you have all you need?
“What do I really need?” I started to ask myself more frequently. Only to discover, that in many moments I already have everything I am looking for.
Because the thing that I really need is often something very simple.
Halve an hour of laying in the sunshine and letting my thoughts wander. A morning climb up the mountain. A cup of coffee. Peace. Being present in just that one moment.
It’s realizing that at any moment I can be only as free and as content as I let myself to be.
And then I see how everything I am is exactly what I attract.
When I am in peace I attract more of it. When I am stressed I attract more messy problems. When I trust the process I attract more love and suddenly see the beauty in everything around me.
“Just be whatever you want.”
If it is love you want. You have to create it yourself first. If it is freedom you have to feel free by yourself first. If you want to succeed you need to feel worthy of your success first.
In which moments of your life did you feel like there is nothing missing?
Thank you for passing by, enjoy your week!
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