Devices and Desires

“To understand the limitation of things, desire them.”
— Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
Of late, I have been on a quest to achieve a long-awaited goal I really, really want. Yet I know the word “want” is exactly the word that prevents movement forward every time it shows up. To say we want something is to acknowledge we do not have it. No matter how intense my desire is for this thing, by saying I want it, I…