Wanting is often rooted in a deeply held belief that you are not whole. You prowl the world looking for everything you believe will make you happier, more complete, more content. But when wholeness and happiness are externalized, disappointment follows. Nothing in the world can provide what you cannot give yourself. You abandon yourself, believing that if you had just a little more fame, love, security, recognition, or approval, you would finally be complete. Yet you never seem to get enough, so your quest goes on.

Christina Feldman, Compassion