Sometimes, achieving our deepest desires requires temporarily hiding them from ourselves, even as we pursue them. The superego lies in wait, ready to pounce on our dreams like a cat chasing a laser pointer beam. Having filed away every judgmental, critical, and downright mean thing that others have said to us, it can readily feed it back to us in the form of even nastier self-talk, and the dearer the desire, the stronger the effort to derail it. If we are able to notice this tender spot, we can “hide” the seed of the dream, telling our superego, “Really, it’s no big deal,” and buy ourselves time for it to take root—maybe just a couple months, or maybe those 4 to 6 years your friend Suzanne asked for.
Sometimes, achieving our deepest desires requires temporarily hiding them from ourselves, even as we pursue them. The superego lies in wait, ready to pounce on our dreams like a cat chasing a laser pointer beam. Having filed away every judgmental, critical, and downright mean thing that others have said to us, it can readily feed it back to us in the form of even nastier self-talk, and the dearer the desire, the stronger the effort to derail it. If we are able to notice this tender spot, we can “hide” the seed of the dream, telling our superego, “Really, it’s no big deal,” and buy ourselves time for it to take root—maybe just a couple months, or maybe those 4 to 6 years your friend Suzanne asked for.
I hadn’t really thought of this way. An interesting perspective to ponder.
Thank you for this. It came at just the right moment!
So glad to hear. Have a magnificent day! Onward and Forward.
Thank you for this!