| Take a look at yourself - inside and out. Where do you | | | | is the one path you need to follow. |
| live, what job do you have, how do you relate to your | | | | Although money is the obvious desire, it is usually not |
| friends and family? What interests do you pursue, | | | | the final goal. Indeed, money can, and does buy |
| what adventures do you have? | | | | happiness - up to a point. Once you have enough |
| What do you truly want from life? Do you want | | | | money to be financially secure or to purchase the |
| wealth and success, happiness and peace of mind? | | | | material objects you want, the true desire might be |
| Do you want a family and a yard, a yacht or a sports | | | | something else. |
| car? Where are you going? Do you have a particular | | | | Love is the goal of every person's heart. Whether it is |
| goal or are you just wandering through life? | | | | love of a mate, or a family, or respect and recognition |
| You can accomplish anything you want in life - that's | | | | from peers and fellow workers, love is the ageless |
| true. Once you have a particular goal, you can fulfill | | | | pursuit. The mystics say that love is the sole purpose |
| that desire by straightforward commitment and total | | | | of life - to give love and to find it. |
| conviction. | | | | But love comes in many forms. Not only is there the |
| But what if you don't know what you want? Maybe | | | | overt display of affection or true inner feelings, but |
| your goals are small ones - like losing some weight, or | | | | there is the self-respect and inner contentment that |
| buying a new car. Maybe getting a promotion or finding | | | | goes with accomplishment. For some people, true |
| a mate. Whether you want a bigger apartment or | | | | peace of mind will never be attained until they |
| want to be a corporation president, any avenue of | | | | complete some creative tasks or achieve certain |
| prosperity and achievement is open to you if it is truly | | | | heights in business. |
| what you want. | | | | Many people seek the authority that comes with a |
| No goal is too small; no dream is too big. And even if | | | | good position in a job. Along with that can come |
| you aren't clear on your desires, you can tap into your | | | | recognition and fame. Although you may want the |
| subconscious mind to get the answers and to find the | | | | money that is associated with high management levels, |
| paths to success. | | | | many people simply seek that satisfaction of working |
| Can you change your life - do you want to? Can you | | | | from the inner circles. |
| picture yourself as your most perfect image of | | | | The goal of every person regardless of background |
| accomplishment? How does it feel? If you have the | | | | and material desires, is health. A sound body is the gift |
| desire to attain goals, the commitment to follow | | | | that will get you to the other goals. Even a new diet |
| through and the ability to creatively imagine yourself in | | | | and exercise plan can give you more energy - the |
| the position you dream of, you are more than halfway | | | | energy you'll need to accomplish success. |
| there. | | | | Adventure and travel is a driving force for many |
| The most successful leaders and artists throughout | | | | people. They may seek jobs that involve travel, or |
| history have followed specific paths and attained their | | | | they may be looking forward to taking time off to visit |
| hearts' desires. Keep an open mind and a hopeful | | | | the exotic ports and see the other side of the world. If |
| outlook - then change your thinking. Put on the clothes | | | | you don't want a long journey perhaps you'd just like a |
| of success. Act as though you already have | | | | few weeks in a sunny resort or the luxury of a |
| accomplished your desires. Then let the reality catch | | | | summer and winter vacation each year. |
| up. | | | | And then there is creativity and self-expression. What |
| WHAT DO YOU WANT? | | | | about the book you're going to write or the watercolor |
| Take a choice: money, health, physical energy, beauty, | | | | class you'd like to take? Creative expression is a |
| power, recognition, adventure, contentment, | | | | wonderful inner release that boosts confidence and |
| achievement, authority, self-expression, love, peace of | | | | gives you something to accomplish. |
| mind, enlightenment. Would you like any of these? If | | | | Finally, regardless of wealth and health, expression and |
| you are like most people today, you probably want | | | | love everyone is looking for peace of mind. That's not |
| ALL of these. | | | | to say emptiness of mind, but to be rid of petty |
| But if you search your true desires, you might find that | | | | worries and confusion, to be finished with fears and |
| there are a few things you want more than others. | | | | live in total awareness. It surely is the ultimate lifetime |
| And, if you keep going in your search, you'll find one | | | | goal. |
| desire that has been with you your whole lifetime and | | | | |