Many times I have attained a desire, but it fell short of how I thought it would make me feel. So instead of denying a desire or clawing my way toward its materialization, I try and focus on the feeling I’d want if I attained that desire.
Through that feeling, I get the essence of what I wanted, if not the materialization. Ironically, the material things I had wanted—or something even better—seem to follow. You can attribute that to magic or psychology or a mixture of both, but I’m not interested in arguing about something that indeterminable. I just go with the cliché and try for positivity.
Dirty Sci-Fi Buddha 
“You may find that having is not as pleasing as wanting. It is not logical, but it is often true.” 😀
Spock was quite the Buddhist.
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Perhaps from an omnipotent perspective, where the destination cannot be reached because of omnipotence leading to omnipresence and the lack of challenge, the constraints of space, time and individuality lead to a journey, which literally becomes the destination.
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Getting there is the reward. Nothing tangible has reward potential. “If it’s that easy to catch, it weren’t worth huntin’.”
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I read a book that said something similar to what you are saying. It was talking about gratitude, and said that you should behave as though you had already got what it is you want, being grateful for it, and there’s a better, even good, chance you’ll get it.
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It makes sense to me on an unprovable level. I just don’t believe our purpose is to suffer and toil and eke out brief moments of happiness.
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The short version is “If you can envision it, it’s already bearing down on you like a Mac truck.”
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Absolutely!
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Making progress while striving for the reward is in itself quite rewarding to me.
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Me too!
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This describes my reaction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOEYSLlQy9s
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I go through this on a daily basis, haha!
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Very more so appreciate these philosophic insights than the commercial posts. Pardon me if I do not fully explore your marketing.
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I always feel a bit deflated upon attaining a goal, the trek toward it is always more fulfilling, even if it’s a lot of hard work.
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You and me both! I think that’s why I like writing–even as I finish one book, there’s another waiting in my brain-queue.
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Exactly!
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