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numerousasyourwishesandwants?Takethetimetoconsiderthese

questionsforamomentinyourownmind.

Aneedhasbeenwidely-definedpracticallyandpsychologically

asathingorcircumstancenecessarytotheexistenceofaperson's

"self."This,too,willbecomemoreclearasyoureadthefollowing

example.Itrulyneedveryfewthingsandcircumstancesinmylife.I

need,asallhumanbeingsdo,food,shelter,clothing,security,anda

feelingthatIamworthwhile.Ineedtoloveandtobeloved.Idonot

need$ 1 ,000,000.Itwouldbepossibleformeatthistimetowishfor

orevenwant$ 1 ,000,000,butitwouldbeuntruetosaythatIactually

needed $1,000,000 in my life as it is now. Unless you have

$1,000,000worthofdebtsand/orexpensesinyourlife,youcannot
trulysaythatyouhaveneedofthisamountofmoneyatthistimein
yourlife.Thisisnottosaythatyoumaynotwishfororevenwant
$1,000,000bybackingyourstrongdesireforthisamountofmoney
withactionsthataredesignedtobringyourdesireintoactuality.
Itoftenhappensthatunhappinessisbroughtintoanindividual's
lifebyconfusingwishesandwantswithneeds.Sometimespeople
feeltheyneedmuchmorethantheyactuallydoinordertofulfillthe

"self" inthem. Many individuals makethemselvesunhappy by

screamingthattheirneedsarenotbeingmetandnotrealizingthat
theircomplaintsarenotlegitimateones.Don'tallowsuchconfusions
tointroduceunhappinesstoyou.Takethetime nowtogivesome
seriousthoughtstoyourneeds.Haveyoubeencomplainingabout
unfulfilledneedsthat weren'treallyneedsat all?Have youbeen
unhappybecausenoneofyourwishesseemedtocometrue?Realize
nowthatwishesarenotbackedbythestuffthatwillmakethema
reality.Ifyouhavebeenunhappybecausethethingsyouwanthave
notfallenintoyourlap,knownowthatyoumustputtheenergyand
effortbehindthesestrongdesiresinordertohavethemtaketheshape
ofrealitiesinyourlife.
Ifyouhavespentmuchofyourtimebeingunhappyconcerning
thingsandeventswhichconfusedyoufromthestart,decidenownot
tospendanothermomentofyourtimeinuselessunhappiness.Stop
cryingaboutthingsyouneverreallywantedorneeded.Enjoyyour
wishesbutrealizethatunlessyouarewillingtoturnthosewishesinto
wants,youdon'treallydesirethewishedforthingsoreventsinyour
life.Surelyyouwouldnotbesofoolishastospendtimeinunhappi-
nessoverthingsyouneverreallywantedanyway.

Nomatterwhereyouplacedtheblameforyourunhappiness