A Meditation About Why You Don't Always Want What You Want

Do you really want all the things you think you want? I don’t, but I think I do. So I mostly operate under that delusion, trying to accumulate more things, more self-awareness, and more peace. Even though I know they won’t make me happy. Or happier.

In the end, happiness is just here, in this moment. The rest is a memory or a dream. Is it possible to truly understand this, and let go? To catch the wanting before it turns into grasping, and before grasping turns into perfectionism? Maybe, just maybe…