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It’s Possible You’re Trying too Hard and Want it Too Badly
Desperation is never a good look or vibe
Whether it’s love, money or success, we all pine for something and strive towards it throughout our lives. Most of us are probably in the middle of doing so as we speak, whether within the depths of our minds and thoughts or outwardly and openly. I’m here to explain why both are not always, but often counter-productive.
I, want nothing more than to make a living solely off my writing. I wake up at 5 AM if not earlier daily and write. Coffee and the written word propel me out of bed. I turn on the coffee and laptop and get to churning while the other one is brewing.
This is all good and well and probably what it takes to reach the level of success in which I hope to. However, the incessant need for it — to feel like it’s the only way I’ll ever be happy is to only work against myself.
Desperation is the energy we unknowingly omit when we overly desire something. It is what happens when we plead or beg, whether with or from the universe itself or the people in it. Desperation leads to dead ends, whether in our love lives, finances or careers.
It’s like subconsciously saying to the universe “I don’t think I deserve this, am worthy of it or can realistically obtain it”. In turn, the…
