Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Abundance of Desire

Someone said that they were born with an abundance of desire.  I don't think they saw it as a good thing.  They saw it as a syndrome that wants "too much," and "right now."  More is never enough for that person.  I can relate.  I want to be fit and I want it soon.  So I will do too much too soon and get injured.  My friend Jessica was like that.  Then she got older and wiser.  I just got older, and still get injured.  I have an abundance of desire.  Addictive people can relate to this.  They don't want to feel good.  They want to feel better.  So they take more of what makes them feel good.  Soon they cannot stop.  I wish that I had an abundance of desire for God or prayer, or spiritual growth.  In my fantasies I do, but in reality, at the end of many a day, in my review of the day, I rarely get to more.  I sometimes don't even get as far as "less" or "a little" of spiritual practice.  How is your abundance of desire?

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  1. I went to a centering prayer group last night, and they read a quote I believe from one of Father Thomas Keatings books. The only work I remembered was "seeking." I may not do this perfectly, but deep down inside, I am.

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