“What do I really want?” is one of the most important questions you can ask yourself. It sounds simple enough, but few people ever answer the question honestly. Our brains become entangled in how we think we should be and in what we want others to think about us. Also, it is hard to look beyond the surface to see our own underlying motivations for life.
Doctor Ilchi says that I urge you to ask yourself this question very sincerely. And then, ask yourself again. Try to really get to the core of what you want. This will free you from being caught up in the details of what you think you want so you can achieve what you really want.
For example, maybe you would answer the question by saying, among other things, “I want a successful career.” But why do you want a successful career? There may be multiple reasons. Maybe you want to feel that you have lived a productive life, maybe you want to feel respected, or maybe you want to be financially secure. Now ask yourself why you want these things. You may discover that you want to find meaning for life through productivity, or that you feel loved when people show you respect and when you are given adequate compensation for your work. Ultimately, you may find that all the things and accomplishments that you desire can be narrowed down to a few specific attributes, such as love or freedom.
Knowing what you really want will give you more options in your quest to find fulfillment because you can free yourself from the notion that particular details must be in place in order for happiness to be achieved.
As you create your life, remember to look at the forest, not the trees. If you get stuck looking at details, expecting them to be just so before you can move toward your dreams, you will probably never truly advance.
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November 8th, 2008 at 3:40 am
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