Why Not?

Why not get an inhaler if I need it and fight to stay put?

Why not take a little part time job - there's one available at the candy store - for some pocket money and a bit of getting out of myself?

Why not get back to my writing and painting? Maybe that's even better for getting out of self.

I've been way too wrapped up in solving the problems of the world, loved ones' issues (individuals no longer have problems, only issues), the vicissitudes of life and not having any fun!

So, a bit of philosophy:

Desire, according to good ol' Miriam Webster, "stresses a strength of feeling" and "often implies a strong intention or aim." Want, on the other hand, "suggests a felt need or lack."
If one does a bit of research on the "I AM" religious movement of decades ago as well as the more current followers of The Secret, Tolle, etc., one begins to understand the subtle difference.
To project the feeling of "I want" emphasizes the lack and mentally or emotionally can leave an individual stuck in that place of "wanting."
To project "I desire", or better yet "I have/I am", is much more positive and holds within that "strong intention."
It's easy to slip into "I want," and for a while probably harmless. But too much time spent there is not healthy. Wanting becomes a way of life. I want more money; I want better health; I want to go to Europe. And in a quiet, almost sneaky manner wanting, that feeling of "lack," takes over. It's rather like "try." To quote Yoda, "Do or do not; there is no try." Between wanting and trying nothing happens.

But desire, strongly felt, combined with doing accomplishes much. The Chicago Marathon, decades ago, and my running it only happened as a result of that kind of desire coupled with the doing of all the prep work. So will finishing my book, selling more art, and who knows what else.

And finally, a view of the world:

I wake each morning to a tree-top view of life. Because we sit on an hillside we look out through glass doors, past our little Juliet-style balcony, to tree tops. In the distance is Moro Rock. But, up close and personal are trees. I love the feel. I never had a tree house as a kid, but I did love to climb trees, be up high, look out over the world and feel connected to it.

So that's it again. A higher view of life. Never hurts.