What Do You Desire for Today?
What will I find that I desire for today?
Though today may have many similarities to yesterday, it will still be different. That’s because every single day of our lives is unique. I know that that doesn’t always feel true, but it absolutely is.
The ambient temperature, humidity and pressure are different. We likely are wearing different clothing. What we eat will vary. Yes, these are all really small, seemingly insignificant things, but the devil is in the details. All big things are made of little things.
Because we are completely bombarded by information about big things over which we have little to no control, it’s easy to lose sight of the little things. What’s more, because of the many mixed messages we are given, we see any desire for little things for ourselves as potentially selfish. Thus, we tend to ignore our needs for self-care.
Does it matter what you or I desire for today? Absolutely. If we do not do things for ourselves, for our own happiness, self-care and peace-of-mind, we leave ourselves unable to do anything for anyone else. This becomes the truth on every level, great or small.
Desiring things for ourselves is not selfish. We are here on this planet, running around in these bags of water and meat, in order to experience all that we can. This life is meant to be lived, for us to learn, grow, experience, and evolve. Our souls are infinite, these bodies are not.
Nobody is in this world just to give and give, nor just to take and take, despite appearances. We are incapable of making big changes to things like government and social conventions without beginning to change our own lives. Choosing what we desire for today is a step in doing just that.
Embrace your desire for today, whatever it is
Do you want to write a poem? Eat ice cream? Have really awesome sex? Buy yourself something impractical? Sleep in? Does it seem like something superficial and lame? Well it’s not. Your desire for today, whatever it may be, is important. It is a little thing that matters on a much grander scale than we tend to acknowledge.
I have written here before about my desire to be a best-selling author, and to do things beyond this blog to help other people live the most amazing lives they possibly can. I have some pretty big, high-level goals. Want to know one of the things that most holds me back? The little, day-to-day things. Getting caught up in my own head, and doing less of what I desire for today and more of what I think is expected of me.
Consciousness creates reality. This is not a once-in-a-while act. Thoughts, feelings and actions every single day impact who you are, and who you may desire to become. When I ignore little things, like what I may desire for today and what I am doing, I do not help create the necessary building blocks that will get me to my goals.
Every structure has a foundation. That foundation is made up of items that are, themselves, made up of smaller materials. Every small bit counts, because without it, you have nothing to build upon. It is for this reason that the little bits and pieces which we desire for today for ourselves are important, and not at all selfish.
Selfish is when you deny good to others. It is when you hoard, withhold, show no empathy nor kindness, maybe even cause harm. That is selfish. Care for your self is not that at all.
You deserve what you desire for today
There is no need to prove yourself. You do not need to be greater, smarter, faster, more attractive, or whatever garbage society might feed you. Whatever you desire for today, you are worthy and deserving of having it.
Many of us fight feelings of guilt over desiring our desires. How can we desire to have this thing which seems insignificant in the face of all that bullshit happening in the world today? Yet it is that seemingly insignificant thing that really does matter, because we cannot fix anything big if we are not content on the most personal level.
I need to remember this more. Rather than feel bad because I desire to have a thing for myself, whether that’s money, success, a new car, happiness, love, or any other tangible or intangible thing – I need to remember that I am worthy and deserving of what I desire for today. Why? Because when I feel worthy and deserving, I feel empowered. When I am empowered, I can better help empower others.
This is where so many of those “in power” get it wrong. They get greedy and they hoard things and disempower others because they believe in lack and scarcity, and that they have to deny others to keep or gain more of what they have. But the real truth is that when you empower people, you gain when they gain. Positive begets positive, because like attracts like. Consciousness creates reality.
You are worthy of what you desire for today
Go and get that thing, enjoy that time or person, do that activity which makes you feel good. You have earned the right to have what you desire for today and every day, and it does not detract from that which anyone else desires. I need to remember this for myself, and strive to see all the adventure my day is worthy of.
Keep being the most awesome you that you can be. I believe in you. Let’s make this shit happen and experience all the incredible awesomeness available to us.
Do you choose to have what you desire for today?
This is the three-hundred forty-ninth entry in my series. These weekly posts are ideas for, and my personal experiences with, walking along the path of life. I share this journey as part of my desire to make a difference in this world along the way, and empower myself and my readers with conscious reality creation.
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