Thought for the Week

Timothy D. Stein, MFT, CSAT

February 4, 2013

You can’t always get what you want
But if you try sometimes you just might find
You get what you need
-Mick Jagger & Keith Richards

There is a big difference between what we want and what we need.  It has been my experience that I frequently do not get what I want.  However, like the Rolling Stones have been telling us for decades, we can and often do get what we need.  We do not always like (in the moment) what we need; looking back (with the temperance of time) we often appreciate and recognize the importance of what we received.

What do I want in life that I am not getting?  Is life giving me something that I need instead?  How might what I am receiving be helpful to me as I later look back on this time of my life?