Being Clear About Desires

this is exerpted from yesterday's Daily OM

The best way to get what we want from life is to first know what we want. If we haven’t taken the time to understand and identify what would truly make us happy, we won’t be able to ask for it. We may not even be able to recognize it once it arrives. Once we are clear about what we want, we can communicate it. When we can be honest about who we are and what we want, there is no need to demand or manipulate others.

As the world evolves, humanity is learning to work from the heart. We have been taught that the way to get what we want is to follow certain rules, play games, or engage in acts that use less than our highest integrity. The only rules we need to apply are those of intention and connection. It takes a lot of energy to keep up a false front, but much less energy is expended when we can enjoy connections that energize us in return. Then our energy can be directed toward living the life we want right now. We can listen to our hearts and follow what we know to be true and meaningful for us.