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What do I want?
What do I really want?
Everything anyone would ever want
I seem to have it all
Looks like it all fell to my lap
Just I paid with my life for all that
At times allowed my heart to be taken out whole
Be shaped like whatever anyone wanted
Often put back half used and cold
What do I want?
What do I really want?
Everything anyone would ever want
I seem to have it all
Now is the time
To ask for exactly what I would want
Until now I wanted just what everyone would want
Now is the time
To explore exactly what I am here for
My heart feels safe
In the warmth of my rib cage
Embody gratitude for all that I am gifted
Just not willing to stop asking more
Finally feel worthy to the core
All roles well played
Each and everyone, their’s and mine
To help me realize
It is me and my heart
Forever together in this lifetime
All else just tremendous perfection
Of how we find other in intersection
Keep nurturing our hearts
Knowing deeply “We are One”
Through eternity & this life in all sorts
What do I want?
What do I really want?
Everything anyone would ever want
That is exactly what I want and more.
Perfectly said!
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Your quick acknowledgment assures me π Thank you very much!
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You are most welcome! π
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An excellent train of thoughts. Well done! π:-)
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Thank you very much, truly! π
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This is very nice and probably deals with the most important question in life, of whose existence I have not even guessed, ironically.
Yes, what do I want. Spontaneously, I would say that I do not want to decide …. hahaha …. or I want to have never met this question. The nice thing about never having grown up, is that you do not decide you just do it. And now the idea salad starts in a jiffy you’re an adult …. π¦
No, at some point this question had to come and I actually know what I want. It’s just so abstract, so questionable, if I get it. A player situation “all in”. But I never like to play for a real mission.
I like your yoga site by the way. I’ve been going to yoga for a few years …; )
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Thank you for sharing your thoughtful reflections Anie. I think I am understanding what you mean by abstract …ultimately it is the quality we are after …the means and missions through which we pursue the quality is secondary. I would say don’t doubt or question your desire, just follow its lead from your heart.
Thank you for visiting my yoga site π I am glad to know you practice.
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Thank you Pragalbha, I definetely have to revisit and read more at your yoga site!
What you wrote, came like a call and it is fantastic!
You know, I’ve never really missed anything. Everything was always perfect. I have a perfect family. I have the most beautiful job in the world. I have free time, no problems, IΒ΄m healthy and I have happy and nice people around me and then everything is different from one day to the next because your heart is crazy and your soul is annoying. You think this is a midlifecrise and try to sit it out but it does not work. ItΒ΄s quiete hard to change life. Well, I am glad that I have the yoga. Once a week rest and a smiling teacher ….; )
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I am so glad to know you are finding contributions in my words π
I agree amidst all the perfection, there is always this yearning – at times very annoying as you say. It can indeed seem hard to go towards change with discernment. But then we are on the path for this life time. No hurry π
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This yearning was not always. For me it is quiet new. The irritating thing is that I never asked myself if IΒ΄m happy, because I always assumed and others gave me the feeling of. Well the way will go on. No need to panic.
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Love this! It takes years to find out what we truly want, rather than what we think we want based on others’ expectations. I found this part to be the most powerful:
“Just not willing to stop asking more
Finally feel worthy to the core”
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You are right on Magarisa. We unknowingly borrow so many desires from others. The lines you picked – I am grateful you found them powerful – it takes years to a lifetime to know that our gifts our not favors to be guilty of, but we are worthy of receiving and having it all.
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Oh yes, the guilt. It still arises from time to time.
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π it does.
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And you deserve it Pragalbha. You are a good person.
Have a nice day.
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Thank you for this kindness truly π You have an amazing time ahead too.
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Oh to know one’s purpose. I would want that and more.
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Yes, it is about the purpose and the joy of it π Thank you!
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Very welcome. π
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I think with age what we want changes. I know it has with me. It is not necessarily a “bad” thing, no not at all. Many of what I “wanted” in my younger years now seems silly as I look back. Beautifully penned and the way you think is quite a delight. Thank you for sharing you, Pragalbha. πΉ
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Thank you so much for your kind sharing π Having your comment is absolute happiness!
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Finally feel worthy to the core – what more can one want? If we feel worthy to the core, I guess we have been successful in fulfilling our purpose on this Earth.
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I can count on you to know that line deeply! Your words are a very high regard. Surely identifying the purpose feels true to me :)Thank you very much Shaloo.
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We know what we want and yet we add that more, and that’s what makes us human. Perfectly said, and very thoughtfully written! ππ
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Thank you so much for your kind visit and words π
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It’s all my pleasure! π
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We often don’t know what we actually want.
This is insightful and so realistic as always!
Hey, can I contact you on your mail if it’s possible?
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I don’t know why it’s anonymous.
It’s Devika!
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Oh I am not sure …
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Yes it takes awhile to discern our true desires from the borrowed ones. Thank you very much!
Yes absolutely, yogasaar@gmail.com
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This portrays the positive mind π
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I am glad you think so π Thank you!
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So beautifully expressed and inspiring! It can be very hard to uncover exactly what we want in life but asking the question is often the most important first step. Xx
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I am so glad to read your comment. True asking this question myself has made me very aware of my choices an desires. Thank you very much for your kind appreciation.
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Very inspiring words. When one is content, one is at peace and satisfied to the core. A contemplative piece, looking within, to find out what one really wants.
Well conveyed pragalbha π
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It makes me happy you find this contemplative. Thank you very much Deepika π
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An introspective poem…we all need to stop and ask ourselves. Such beautiful flow of words! Well done Pragal π
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Yes this question brings us to the moment. Thank you so much dear Meenakshi.
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This is thoughtful. We must stop and reflect on this simple question. Well conveyed thoughts.
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You are right. Just asking this question can bring us to the present. Thank you very much.
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My pleasure. π
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Enjoyed every word…
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Thank you very much, truly appreciate.
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Excellent way to put itπ
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Thank you very much for your kind visit!
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This is so beautiful Pragalbha. I love this sentence especially – to me, it is a key way to be in gratitude (to be grateful for everything that people teach us!!!)
“Each and everyone, theirβs and mine
To help me realize
It is me and my heart
Forever together in this lifetime”
Gorgeous poem. Blessings!!!
Much love,
Debbie
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Thank you very much Debbie. Each and every person is a teacher in disguise. Your love and blessings I so gladly receive as I come back from my break. Love.
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Itβs hard to realize, what we really want. Itβs an own process and we are really lucky to have helping people. But at the end there are only two important things which count: It is me and my heart!
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True, thank you Anie π
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I wish you a good rest and a perfect start in the new year!
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A very thoughtful poem, Pragalbha.
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Thank you so much for your kindness and time, truly!
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It was my pleasure, Pragalbha.
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Intriguing
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Thank you!
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