What are you hungry for?
Hi Friends!
So I started asking myself, “What do I want in life?”
The answer that came back immediately …
“Coffee, please.”
“Maybe also a chocolate chip cookie and a long nap too.”
On one hand, that’s lovely and simple.
On the other hand… That’s all I want out of LIFE? Really? That’s it?! That’s just kinda sad.
That’s what I define as an attainable wish.
Somewhere in me is a quiet, desperate whisper for more.
There’s got to be more to life than the wish for a few sensory comforts, right? Something real, big, energizing.
The little whisper for real meaning and purpose is so, so quiet most of the time and the longing for comfort and pleasure is oh, so loud: I want it! I want it! I want chocolate! I want a nap! I want quiet and time to myself! I want pizza and diet coke and cookies and warm donuts and a margarita (together or separate – I’ll take ’em how I can get ’em)!
If I am not careful to pay attention to my true desires, i will
live from numbing agent to numbing agent trying to escape the boredom, sadness, isolation or frustration – and when I am not doing that I am using those same things numbers to celebrate or care for myself.
I’ve been asking myself those hard questions you have to ask, if you ever want to change. What do I actually really want?
“What’s the thing behind the thing?” – Rob Bell
I want to feel good. Do you know what feels good? To eat and drink until you are so full you just need to sleep. aaahhh! You can then curl up and take a nap or watch a wonderfully mindless TV show and forget everything but that […]