{"id":2446,"date":"2018-02-27T11:57:56","date_gmt":"2018-02-27T16:57:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/juliannedavidow.com\/demonew\/?p=2446"},"modified":"2018-02-27T11:57:56","modified_gmt":"2018-02-27T16:57:56","slug":"desire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juliannedavidow.com\/demonew\/blog\/2018\/02\/27\/desire\/","title":{"rendered":"Desire"},"content":{"rendered":"

All of us have desires\u2014many of them, I imagine. As I move through any given day, I am always trying to figure out how to fulfill one desire or another. Sometimes I have conflicting desires. I want to stay in bed, yet I want to get up and start the day. I want to eat, yet I feel I need to take a walk.<\/p>\n

Then there are the \u201cbig desires\u201d such as wanting to travel to a foreign land, wanting to accomplish a creative project, wanting to make a difference to people in need, wanting to be able to break through my current level of awareness to a deeper, wiser one.<\/p>\n

These large desires are of the soul or the heart, or perhaps you might say of the psyche.<\/strong> In Greek, psyche meant \u201clife\u201d or \u201cbreath.\u201d It can also mean spirit, soul, our whole self.<\/p>\n

There are some desires that are so deep, so strong, that no matter what else we have to do in life, we always will yearn for their fulfillment.<\/p>\n

Some desires are possible for us to fulfill; others, unfortunately, may not \"\"<\/a>be\u2014yet there is always a way to find fulfillment of a certain kind.<\/p>\n

What is the essence of the desire that you wish to have fulfilled?<\/strong> I find a creative outlet in writing. Even though I may not be able to travel to all the places I would like, I can research and write about them, put them into stories. My desires then take on a new form, and I can feel satisfied with my creative work.<\/p>\n

What do you really want? I encourage you to find a way to express your desires, whether that is through actually attaining them, as long as they are helpful to you and to others, or through channeling them through a creative or altruistic pursuit.<\/p>\n

I may not be able to help the all the children in war-torn Syria, but I can donate to a charitable organization such as Save the Children.<\/p>\n

I may not be able to reach spiritual enlightenment, but I can read the words of wise masters and meditate on their meaning, trying to incorporate their wisdom into my everyday life.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>The psyche wants to breathe, wants to be listened to, and wants a response.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThere is always a realistic way to fulfill any dream. There has never been a dream that you can\u2019t have \u2013 at least, not the heart of it, not the part you love the most.\u201d \u2013 Barbara Sher.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

All of us have desires\u2014many of them, I imagine. As I move through any given day, I am always trying to figure out how to fulfill one desire or another. Sometimes I have conflicting desires. I want to stay in bed, yet I want to get up and start the day. 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