Don't be misled into thinking you shouldn't want more in your life: more money, more joy, more success and more love. Part of why we aren't EVER completely satisfied is because the soul is on an innate quest for more. That's why wants and desires are always bubbling up. It's our soul wanting to evolve.
It's like everything falls into the black hole of things we take for granted. This is one of the reasons why we end up striving for more in our lives. More friends, more money, more status. Because how can you ever have enough if you don't appreciate what you have?
One day or week is pretty much the same as another. However, everyone also wants “more out of life.” They want some excitement. They want to go someplace new, do different things, live on another level. Have more money, more love, more thrills and experiences.
It's okay to want what you want.
What you are wanting for yourself and for your life is never ever bad or wrong.
If we operate as if only our boundaries matter, this is selfishness. Healthy boundaries respect us and others. If we focus on what we need, want, or expect without thought for the consequences on others, that is selfish.
Definitions of avaricious. adjective. immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth. “they are avaricious and will do anything for money” synonyms: covetous, grabby, grasping, greedy, prehensile acquisitive.
We live because of the happy things. We live because there are people who love us, and people we love back. We live because we want to find out things, and learn, and become able to do things that we would like to do. We live because others want us to, and we want them to live along with us.
If you say that the odds are stacked against someone, or that particular factors are stacked against them, you mean that they are unlikely to succeed in what they want to do because the conditions are not favorable.
The term 'give-up-itis' was invented during the Korean War, when those being held prisoner ceased to speak, stopped eating and died quickly.”
Wanting to give up can be a normal response to various life circumstances, including stress, burnout, mental illness, and fear. It can be exhausting to try to navigate the complexities of life. You may experience negative thoughts, depressive symptoms, or suicidal ideation.
We feel pressure: We feel a constant pressure to perform. This can come from the voice of our parents or society, where we feel we need "to do" in order to "be loved." We feel the need to hurry up and cram everything in, in order to feel worthy of love.
Maslow made self-fulfillment and happiness a central part of his life's work. He determined that self-actualization is deeply entrenched in the human desire, and is what people fundamentally want. Self-actualization refers to the need for personal growth and discovery that is present throughout a person's life.
Romans 4:18 TPT. Against all odds, when it looked hopeless, Abraham believed the promise and expected God to fulfill it. He took God at his word, and as a result he became the father of many nations. God's declaration over him came to pass: “Your descendants will be so many that they will be impossible to count!”
Try not to look at negative circumstances as overwhelming and unchangeable. Instead, break up obstacles into smaller parts that you can handle one at a time, and develop strategies to solve specific challenges one by one. Hold yourself accountable, and commit to making the changes your goals require.
Joshua 1:9 Be strong and courageous; do not be frightened or dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. Deuteronomy 31:6,8 Be strong and bold; have no fear or dread of them, because it is the Lord your God who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not fail you or forsake you.
In a survey from the Pew Research Center, nearly 70% of American adults said they wanted to live to be up to 100 years old. But why? “The quest to live forever, or to live for great expanses of time, has always been part of the human spirit,” says Paul Root Wolpe, director of the Emory Center for Ethics.
As it turns out, when asked how long they would like to live, people don't answer “forever.” A newstudy out of Norway, published in the journal Age and Ageing, revealed a much more finite response: roughly 91 years.
Beyond collective survival, love also enhances our individual survival rates. It is, in fact, one of the most important factors in our mental and physical health.
The colloquialism control freak usually describes a person with an obsession with getting things done a certain way.
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