My human body and mind could name several things it really wants, and probably really needs. Security, safety, good health, and for my baby girl to grow up with all of these things and more. There is something deeper to this, though. Why do I want or need all of these things? As for security, it would be nice not to have to worry about making sure the bills get paid, that there’s plenty of food on the table, and that we can also afford the things that we enjoy. Safety is that we are protected from menacing people, that we are in a good neighborhood of trusted neighbors, that no one will try to steal from or assault us; That we have a vehicle with high safety standards and that my husband’s job makes sure to treat their employees well, making sure there are no work-related accidents. Good health means that I just want us to all be physically and mentally well, not to have to worry about diseases or viruses. I want each of our immune systems to work at their highest capabilities in healing and staying healthy. And of course, the light of my life, my daughter, to have all of this as she grows up, and to be able to experience good things, become a responsible young woman, full of gratitude for all she has. And always full of love.

The truth is, my body, this person I am on earth, is just my temporary avatar. I am not this person, I am a soul with this body. The desires my person has are very basic and instinctual. Thank goodness for these elementary necessities sought out. After all, this is how mankind has survived for so long. Many of the wants and needs we have on this earth come from our understanding of this 3D duality that we live in here and now. This is all we know, or rather, this is all we remember. We chose to come here before we were born, we chose to take on these hardships on earth in order for our soul to grow. So naturally, the desires we have are not necessarily the soul wanting these things. If the human, me being the human, looks within, builds a true relationship with my Higher Self, my eternal soul, it is possible to get the answers to the questions I have regarding my true desires.

How does one ‘look within’? The answer to this is meditation. To be in the quiet and the still, to feel the breath coming into and leaving the body. To have a mind that is clear and silent is to make the connection to the Higher Self (soul), which is the direct connection to the Creator, Prime Source, otherwise known as God. We have all of the power inside of us to know your the true self, the self’s true desires, and it’s true capabilities. We just need to remember.