Needs and Wants - From Shelby Starnes

I found this in Shelby Starnes's log.  There is so much good information there that you will have weeks of good reading.  He is one motivating and inspiring SOB.  Check it out. 

Needs and Wants

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It’s human nature to desire, to crave things.

We crave money, sex, fame, power, drugs, attention… the list goes on and on.

And with this craving we create our own misery.

If only we had such and such, then we would be happy and content.

Right now can’t be that great, because we don’t have (fill in the blank).

But once we get it (if we even do), we quickly realize it isn’t so great after all, and we’re soon chasing after the next shiny thing.

The obvious problem here is that we never get it. We never get there. We end up spending our entire life striving, rather than arriving.

As I mentioned though, it’s human nature. It’s hard to escape. In fact in some respects, trying to escape can just become another desire.

Perhaps it’s best to realize the situation for what it is, and not let yourself get too wrapped up in it.

Yes you’re going to want stuff in your life – some tangible, some not, but don’t let it define you.

Like they say, “Pursue your dream but don’t let your life become one”.

Realize that the game of pursuit is one which can’t be won.

Quieting your mind down and appreciating what you already have is just as commendable as chasing after your dreams and constantly improving.

Sometimes NOT getting what we want is actually what we need.