It's no easy business, learning to befriend our desires, to get past our lesser appetites in order to find what we really long for. It's hard to set a course and sail straight in the face of distraction, frustration, and defeat; in the face of high winds, heavy storms, and rough seas.

Margaret Bullitt-Jonas in Holy Hunger: A Memoir of Desire by Margaret Bullitt-Jonas

 

To Practice This Thought:
Try to identify your deepest yearning.

 

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