Monkey See, Monkey Want!

I wanted to give you another peek into the Flying Monkey Missives. The Missives are special little notes from me to you I send out when the muse strikes. You can get them (and all the ones I’ve written so far) by signing up for the mailing list on the upper right.

Oh my Dearest Explorer,

There is so much I want to tell you, and time just flies by so quickly. I didn’t realize how long it has been since I sent the last missive!

I want to use the space today to talk to you about longing. Desire. Wanting something so much that your soul just aches at the thought of it.

Have you ever felt this way about something?

I have.

I do.

And it hurts so much seeing other people have what I desire.

I could get upset and jealous and hate the person that has what I want.

I felt that way on more than one occasion.

I could feel sorry for myself, find everything wrong with my current situation, and melt into a puddle of tears and desperation.

Been there… recently, in fact.

Or I could look at that person, see what they’ve done and motivate myself.

I could see them as somebody I can emulate, someone who has reached my desires and know that it’s possible.

Yet that’s the hard way.

Jealousy and getting down on yourself comes so easily. Yet turning it around and using that as something to motivate yourself, something to drive you further towards your goal?

That requires some resolve, a lot of reframing, and the mentality of an Explorer.

You are an Explorer.

See the world through those eyes, act like an Explorer and you will reach what you desire.

It may not be NOW NOW NOW… but it will come in time.

I’m looking forward to the day where my life looks like the one in my head. But in the meantime, I’m making the most of the now, enjoying the now as it is and exploring.