You may find yourself confronting many desires today as you look about you and many material goods catch your eye. An overwhelming need to acquire status could make you prone to impulsive buying sprees. You may discover, however, that you find little pleasure in much of what you purchase. This can be a positive time to reassess your personal values and reaffirm all that is truly important to you. If you're tempted to make a purchase, ask yourself if what you want to buy has a place in your value system. You might also want to consider that the hunger for goods you may feel today may be your way of expressing deeper spiritual desires that you are hesitant to address.

Thinking your desires through before giving in to them can help ensure that the choices you make are uniformly life-enriching and rewarding. A need to measure up to others' standards or avoid our feelings can prompt us to make impulsive decisions. Thoughtfully considering what you invite into your life allows you to examine your choices in order to determine what your motivations are and whether your desire is simply representative of a more pressing need. Your contemplation can help you recognize which desires are empty and which ones will add value to your experience. Eventually, everything you have, believe, and do will be important to you. When you think your desires through today, your choices will always be reflective of what matters.