Why don't I always want what I know I want? Drawing Luke Hockley.
What do the things I like, my preferences, say about me?
Where did they come from?
If I like a particular kind of entertainment, or music or specific personality traits in my friends…how did all this come about?
Do I have much influence over these preferences?
What’s ‘just how it is’ and what’s ‘a choice I am making’?
Ultimately my behaviour is always my choice. I choose my behaviour based on the things I have decided are important to me.
Sometimes I like things that don’t line up with what I know I want.
I don’t even like admitting that.
I eat food that I know makes me feel bad, I addictively watch a show that celebrates people who I really don’t want to celebrate, I even get drawn to friendships with people who clash with my vulnerabilities and don’t have the qualities I deeply seek in a friend.
But in the moment, that choice doesn’t seem like a choice.
When this is exactly what I feel like right now…well, who am I to argue?
At these moments if I can just lift my head and see the whole story then maybe I can break the momentum…but I have to be honest with myself.
Maybe this strong desire for something that doesn't align with what I really want is caused by some need I have that is not being met? Safety, comfort, rest, kindness, companionship, acknowledgement…
Perhaps, when I find myself in this situation, I could ask “what need do I have that is unfulfilled?”…?
Maybe that would help?
Luke
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Day 853
Buying some stamp money is a way to say thanks. A way to show your love and appreciation for the things I make and share.