88. The Joy of Wanting: 8 Ways to Rethink Desire

Published: April 19, 2022, 4 a.m.

Kabbalah teaches that the essence of our soul is desire. For, if we wanted for nothing, we would never fulfill our life\u2019s purpose. Yet, society teaches us that there is shame in wanting and that we should apologize for our desires. Human desire is how we know we\u2019re alive! Listen as Monica and Michael unpack the lesson that our desires are a gift that motivates us and allows us to connect to the Light of the Creator.



\u201cThe amount of pleasure we derive from anything is exactly equal to the amount of desire that we have for it.\u201d \u2013 Michael Berg




The Happiness Hypothesis, by Jonathan Haidt