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Getting straight to it. Desire is defined as the act of expressing a wish for something or expressing a wish to something¹. I’ve discussed quite in depth how I feel about desire in a previous blog, however, ordering desire became the seasonal theme for season 7, so I’m back on the topic again.

Taking a more humanistic approach to desire, I want to dive deep into the concept once more. I believe the deepest animalistic desire humans have is the desire to survive. Whether we acknowledge it or not, disguise it with different words or phrases, I believe in every human’s core is the desire to survive. However, I believe there are plenty of ways an individual’s human side, their personality or their strengths, their spirituality, can impact their will to survive. From a personality perspective, I believe when a person begins to explore behaviors that are considered unhealthy for their personality, or they have a misunderstood personality shift, I believe the confusion can lead to a lowered will to survive in someone’s spirit. There are more subjects I would like to touch on, but I will hold it for another time.

Reframing Desire

“Should I, should I not”. Someone called me this week asking for my advice on whether they should do something now or do something later. Personally, I have a bone to pick with the word should. Should, ought, must, and all other synonyms along these lines, make me worry about the mentality of an individual. I even have to check myself for this as I hold myself to imaginary deadlines and tight rhythms for no particular reason. I find these behaviors rooted in the hustle and effort practices I held in the past. Making it to church every weekend, praying every meal, Bible study once a week, turned me into an obsessive routine “holy person”. My religious striving urged me to create another mask to embrace outside of my religious setting, a mask where my desires were no longer asked to be hidden or asked to rearrange priorities.

On the Highest Self Podcast, Sahara Rose posted a solo show discussing how to easily grow spiritually². Sahara opens the podcast stating a spirit puts a desire within you, but the most important thing is who you become in the process of that desire³. Sahara believes this is the purpose of life, easy growth through our desires⁴. Later on in the podcast, Sahara shares another one of her beliefs, that when our thoughts wander, a form of truth arises in oneself⁵. Sahara elaborates further, the truth is in the ways we have been lying to ourselves, the ways we minimize our wants and desires, and the ways we have avoided circumstances in our lives⁶. Skipping ahead, Sahara shares she doesn’t know what another situation might look like for her⁷. Sahara analyzes all the pieces of the puzzle, and she settles for the fact the destination she is currently in may not be her final destination⁸. Sahara recognizes in her own life that she might not be at her final destination yet, and she is certain her audience hasn’t reached theirs either⁹. Sahara reiterates, the spirit within us always puts a desire in us, forming another pathway in our self-discovery journey¹⁰. Sahara shares a metaphor, comparing the desire to a dangling carrot, the carrot possibly representing money, relationships, a home, or a career, depending on the individual¹¹. Sahara notes this might be due to a desire for ones to want to be seen, desire to be wanted¹². Sahara throws out a rhetorical question, whether a majority of life is focused on pursuing one’s desires¹³.

Sahara shared some insight into her spiritual path and how her desires, or desires given to her, have contributed to her journey. Sahara trusts that the destination she has arrived in currently, is where she wants to be now, but might not be where she ends up. I resonate a lot with what Sahara shared and would encourage you to follow your desires as well. I would encourage you to try to align with your desires, and though it may feel easy, I challenge you to reframe and embrace the ease of some desires rather than striving for difficulty.

Reintroducing Desire

I believe wounds work wonders, scars satisfy stories, and pain protects people. Outside of my love for alliteration, I believe the statements above aren’t blanket statements for all but an example of catch phrases we make to remember concepts and subjects. Though this can be effective, I believe there are some more beneficial ways of remembering one’s desire rather than creating a slogan with a nice ring to it. I believe someone can benefit from different forms of prayer, journaling in your own way, possiblly even some form of confession with someone you trust, could help reorganize and realign all the desires in one’s heart to achieve clarity.

On The Sadhguru Podcast, Sadhguru shares wisdom regarding how to move forward from past moments¹⁴. Sadhguru opens stating you cannot let go of the past, and only a fool will try to let go of the past.¹⁵ Sadhguru believes when someone says they want to let go of the past, it means they are trying to change it and we cannot change the past¹⁶. Sadhguru continues, if someone questions if they should come to terms with the past, Sadhguru counters that there is nothing to come to terms with when it comes to the past¹⁷. Sadhguru affirms, the past doesn’t exist outside of your memory¹⁸. Sadhguru believes we must treasure our past, the pleasant and the unpleasant, because the past is not a living thing, the past is memories¹⁹. Sadhguru encourages his audience to use their past empires to make them into a bigger human than they are right now²⁰. Instead of using one’s memories to hurt themselves, Sadhguru suggests using learned experience to grow into who we want to be²¹. Sadhguru lays it out plainly, when something happens to you that is unwanted, one can either become wounded or wise²². Sadhguru concludes, using past memories, pleasant and unpleasant, could allow someone to become wiser sooner than everyone else²³.

Sadhguru shares a convincing warning to those who feel pain reflecting on their past. Sadhguru believes letting go of the past is a version of rewriting history, trying to shape the narrative to console a wandering conscience. Sadhguru recommends using all the past memories to build up our own personal wisdom, based on your current understanding of oneself, and I agree wholeheartedly. I would encourage you to not let your past define who you are and not let it distort your deepest desires. I would encourage you to find security in your memories, even if they are unpleasant. I believe it’s possible to find solace in the lived experience you remember. I would encourage you to validate your experience, inviting others you trust in to remind you of what you’ve endured and how strong you are becoming. I would encourage you to not run away from your past, but sit in it like a caterpillar in a cocoon, reintroducing yourself as a transformed butterfly.

Tying Desires Together

Desire dangerously. Treat what was the enemy as a blueprint. Spiritualize your life. Reframe your engine. Reintroduce yourself to your fire. Don’t tie or contain yourself. Make desires useful with others. Order your origins. Ease your mind from the eternal. Echo your culture. Mystify with humility. Add creativity to your soul. Express your twin. Become energy. Better your life. Dance with people.

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