Knowing what you want

Do you know what you want? I know what I want err umm maybe – that’s probably a respond we all have. I have an idea of what I want sometimes it feels like its so way of my reach and then again sometimes it seems so near. I think we have all experienced this. I really like this article about knowing and getting what we want. Moral of the story is its never to late to get what you want or be who you want to me. I was watching Oprah yesterday and I was fuelled with inspiration – obviously I got teary eyed seeing how a lady lived her biggest and what everyone thought was an impossible dream. Karen Morrisson a mother of five and a 44 year old grandmother had always wanted to be doctor but her dreams felt short because of all the hurdles and the unexpected in life. That did kill her passion for wanting to be a doctor – she applied to be in Yale school of medical and was accepted. When the show aired she was two weeks to graduation. Is that an inspiration or what? She will be the first grandmother ever to graduate from the School of Medicine. Persistence, hard work, not giving up and knowing what you really want really does wonders and Karen Morrison is living prove of that. You can read more about her here

http://www.yale.edu/opa/v35.n29/story2.html

The article below explains how we can know what we want through a simple 15min exercise. I tried this exercise some years back and I think it helped – I do believe I have pieces of these exercises in my journals somewhere cause back then I knew what and who I wanted and I do believe that hasn’t changed today though the what’s are bigger and better now. Below is the story hope it helps …

Knowing is the Key

The first step to getting what you want in life knows what you want. This may sound obvious, but a surprising number of us are going through life without really coming to terms with the truth of what we want. There are many reasons for this, and they range from parental influences that curb our imaginations to external factors that curb our ability to take action. We may feel that getting too caught up in exploring our deepest desires is wasted energy when it seems we want things beyond our grasp. This is a very practical attitude and has its benefits, but it can be safely balanced with a more imaginative and unlimited approach to the question of what we want.

Perhaps you are 40 years old and find within yourself a desire to be a ballet dancer. You see the impracticality and seeming impossibility of this idea, so you reject it without exploring it. But perhaps you should allow yourself to feel this desire and perhaps even take a dance class. Allowing yourself to participate in ballet in small ways may provide inspiration that leads you in a new direction in life. And time spent doing what you want to do is never wasted because it generates energy that can fuel the rest of your life.

You can begin to uncover and discover what you want by doing a simple, timed writing exercise. Set your timer for 15 minutes and write without stopping, starting every sentence with the words “I want.” Writing without stopping for a set period of time enables your inner voice to override your inner censor and helps to unearth buried dreams. It also creates a feeling of relief in the mind, heart, and body. This exercise can also be practiced orally, alone or in the company of a friend. You might try doing this exercise every morning for a week, looking back at the end of the week to see what has come up. Sometimes the simple act of expressing a want actually releases it, while other yearnings retain their energy, asking us to pay attention. When we pay attention to what we want, we are that much closer to getting it.

Story source:- http://www.dailyom.com
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