Language of Desire:
In Western society, there’s a narrative that equates desire with love: it’s the good old story of romantic love. Who didn’t believe in it, at least for a while? An entire body of literature, a film and a music genre, and a number of unquestioned urban legends have thrived on that narrative for decades.
It’s fair to recognize that more and more people were awakened to the fact that this paradigm has rather been more a source of excruciating dramas and shredded expectations than nurtured fulfilling and sustainable relationships.
We have come to acknowledge that, in the realm of relationships, desire leads to infatuation first and then to what we call “falling in love”, a condition which over time might lead — or rather evolve into — a more sustained, conscious, considerate, mature type of connection that we can call “love”.
We’re doing a massive disservice to ourselves if we don’t find a constructive way to learn from and deal with our desires:
Because desire is a compass. In all realms.
Desire says: “Here’s what attracts you”.
Desire wants, craves, wrestles, screams. It’s a pointer to something we don’t have — and wish to have. It’s visceral, intuitive, gutty. It points out what feels beautiful, interesting, mysterious. What makes ends meet. Something that, if attained, might bring bliss, satisfaction, pleasure, peace.
But, if unfulfilled and burdened by expectations, it can also lead to misery, depression, intense sadness. Interestingly though, even when fulfilled, it can become an addiction, an identity, a vicious circle of fruitless search for purpose.
So where is the balance?
A truly ‘strong’ desire is holistically strong, in the sense that it is held in high consciousness and looks beyond the gratification of the perceived need. Awareness is its backbone:
This type of desire is detached from the outcome: it points somewhere but it’s peaceful with not getting there. It recognizes when the place it leads to might be dangerous, dark and potentially painful, for ourselves or for others. It shows a beauty or a purpose that can be attained through different paths, and not necessarily the ones that we can envision today.
Desire answers the question: “What do you want?”
When we’re aware of desire and we look at it compassionately, we can ask ourselves probing questions, such as:
what’s underneath that? is it something that resonates with my heart or perhaps it’s just the result of my conditioning, other people’s expectations, or the lack of a better goal, purpose, vision?
How will I feel when I achieve that? Am I going to need to make victims on the way to that? Will it drain my energies? Am I going to be the victim of my own desire?
Is this going to do any good beyond me? To others? To the environment? To the world?
Desire will point out experiences, motives and feelings that we are looking to bring into our lives and that are currently not there.
It doesn’t necessarily mean they were missing until now. Sometimes, we come across someone or something new and we suddenly find ourselves drawn to that by an unfolding desire. It shows us a new facet of the world we didn’t even know about: something we suddenly want to discover, explore, dance with.
It’s time to embrace desire and make it a source of growth, transformation and increased self-awareness.
Are you ready to follow your inner compass?
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#languageofdesire #embracedesire #selfawareness #massivelifealtering #strongdesire
In Western society, there’s a narrative that equates desire with love: it’s the good old story of romantic love. Who didn’t believe in it, at least for a while? An entire body of literature, a film and a music genre, and a number of unquestioned urban legends have thrived on that narrative for decades.
It’s fair to recognize that more and more people were awakened to the fact that this paradigm has rather been more a source of excruciating dramas and shredded expectations than nurtured fulfilling and sustainable relationships.
We have come to acknowledge that, in the realm of relationships, desire leads to infatuation first and then to what we call “falling in love”, a condition which over time might lead — or rather evolve into — a more sustained, conscious, considerate, mature type of connection that we can call “love”.
We’re doing a massive disservice to ourselves if we don’t find a constructive way to learn from and deal with our desires:
Because desire is a compass. In all realms.
Desire says: “Here’s what attracts you”.
Desire wants, craves, wrestles, screams. It’s a pointer to something we don’t have — and wish to have. It’s visceral, intuitive, gutty. It points out what feels beautiful, interesting, mysterious. What makes ends meet. Something that, if attained, might bring bliss, satisfaction, pleasure, peace.
But, if unfulfilled and burdened by expectations, it can also lead to misery, depression, intense sadness. Interestingly though, even when fulfilled, it can become an addiction, an identity, a vicious circle of fruitless search for purpose.
So where is the balance?
A truly ‘strong’ desire is holistically strong, in the sense that it is held in high consciousness and looks beyond the gratification of the perceived need. Awareness is its backbone:
This type of desire is detached from the outcome: it points somewhere but it’s peaceful with not getting there. It recognizes when the place it leads to might be dangerous, dark and potentially painful, for ourselves or for others. It shows a beauty or a purpose that can be attained through different paths, and not necessarily the ones that we can envision today.
Desire answers the question: “What do you want?”
When we’re aware of desire and we look at it compassionately, we can ask ourselves probing questions, such as:
what’s underneath that? is it something that resonates with my heart or perhaps it’s just the result of my conditioning, other people’s expectations, or the lack of a better goal, purpose, vision?
How will I feel when I achieve that? Am I going to need to make victims on the way to that? Will it drain my energies? Am I going to be the victim of my own desire?
Is this going to do any good beyond me? To others? To the environment? To the world?
Desire will point out experiences, motives and feelings that we are looking to bring into our lives and that are currently not there.
It doesn’t necessarily mean they were missing until now. Sometimes, we come across someone or something new and we suddenly find ourselves drawn to that by an unfolding desire. It shows us a new facet of the world we didn’t even know about: something we suddenly want to discover, explore, dance with.
It’s time to embrace desire and make it a source of growth, transformation and increased self-awareness.
Are you ready to follow your inner compass?
PREFER TO READ MORE…CLICK HERE: https://tinyurl.com/y3w7d2e9
#languageofdesire #embracedesire #selfawareness #massivelifealtering #strongdesire
Language of Desire:
In Western society, there’s a narrative that equates desire with love: it’s the good old story of romantic love. Who didn’t believe in it, at least for a while? An entire body of literature, a film and a music genre, and a number of unquestioned urban legends have thrived on that narrative for decades.
It’s fair to recognize that more and more people were awakened to the fact that this paradigm has rather been more a source of excruciating dramas and shredded expectations than nurtured fulfilling and sustainable relationships.
We have come to acknowledge that, in the realm of relationships, desire leads to infatuation first and then to what we call “falling in love”, a condition which over time might lead — or rather evolve into — a more sustained, conscious, considerate, mature type of connection that we can call “love”.
We’re doing a massive disservice to ourselves if we don’t find a constructive way to learn from and deal with our desires:
Because desire is a compass. In all realms.
Desire says: “Here’s what attracts you”.
Desire wants, craves, wrestles, screams. It’s a pointer to something we don’t have — and wish to have. It’s visceral, intuitive, gutty. It points out what feels beautiful, interesting, mysterious. What makes ends meet. Something that, if attained, might bring bliss, satisfaction, pleasure, peace.
But, if unfulfilled and burdened by expectations, it can also lead to misery, depression, intense sadness. Interestingly though, even when fulfilled, it can become an addiction, an identity, a vicious circle of fruitless search for purpose.
So where is the balance?
A truly ‘strong’ desire is holistically strong, in the sense that it is held in high consciousness and looks beyond the gratification of the perceived need. Awareness is its backbone:
This type of desire is detached from the outcome: it points somewhere but it’s peaceful with not getting there. It recognizes when the place it leads to might be dangerous, dark and potentially painful, for ourselves or for others. It shows a beauty or a purpose that can be attained through different paths, and not necessarily the ones that we can envision today.
Desire answers the question: “What do you want?”
When we’re aware of desire and we look at it compassionately, we can ask ourselves probing questions, such as:
what’s underneath that? is it something that resonates with my heart or perhaps it’s just the result of my conditioning, other people’s expectations, or the lack of a better goal, purpose, vision?
How will I feel when I achieve that? Am I going to need to make victims on the way to that? Will it drain my energies? Am I going to be the victim of my own desire?
Is this going to do any good beyond me? To others? To the environment? To the world?
Desire will point out experiences, motives and feelings that we are looking to bring into our lives and that are currently not there.
It doesn’t necessarily mean they were missing until now. Sometimes, we come across someone or something new and we suddenly find ourselves drawn to that by an unfolding desire. It shows us a new facet of the world we didn’t even know about: something we suddenly want to discover, explore, dance with.
It’s time to embrace desire and make it a source of growth, transformation and increased self-awareness.
Are you ready to follow your inner compass?
PREFER TO READ MORE…CLICK HERE: https://tinyurl.com/y3w7d2e9
#languageofdesire #embracedesire #selfawareness #massivelifealtering #strongdesire
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