Consul

There is the person that I would like to be, and there is the person that I am. There is definately a gap.

Why?...... I'm not sure. I can still become the person that I would like to be. It's not an un-reachable goal. I don't have wild expectations that are un-realistic or overly-ambitious. I have simple, sensible, and healthy visions of the way things could be for me.

The gap is slowwwwly decreasing. Another year passes and I am a little closer to becoming that person that I know I could be. Why is it taking so long?

According to humanistic psychologist Abraham Maslow.. we are motivated by a hierarchy of needs:

"If our psysiological needs are met, we become concerned with personal safety; if we achieve a sense of security, we then seek to love, to be loved, and to love ourselves; with our love needs satisfied, we seek self-esteem. Having achieved self-esteem, we ultimately seek self-actualization, the process of fullfilling our potential."

This is a good explanation I think.. but at the end of the week I will still look back and say I could have done more to become that person I envision. I am still working on this hierarchy of needs... but I know there is more I could be doing to work towards my goal: becoming the person I know that I am capable of being. Why can't I take those neccessary steps to reach my goal? I know exactly what I have to do.. but time passes and I don't really do it...... DAMNIT.



I'm not sure what the point is of this post. I guess putting it into words and reading it over and over gives me a better understanding. Can anyone else relate to what I am saying here? Maybe I'm just whining.. I don't know.