SHIFT THE WANTING

I used to want to be someone else.

smarter,

stronger,

successful.

 

I lusted after other’s lives.

I lived vicariously,

and felt empty.

 

Then, I began to see behind the curtain.

What I thought was success often hid

broken relationships, selfishness, and unhappiness.

 

So I took a new look inside.

I wanted to see what it was like to be...me.

 

I began to imagine myself--

10 years in the future.

 

I asked,

“What does he do?”

“What does he care about?”

“How does he show love?”

“What does he feel like every day?”

“What is his reason for living and loving?”

 

I shifted the wanting,

and started

 

becoming.


Is it time to shift the wanting

and start becoming?