“When a person really desires something, all the Universe conspires to help that person realize his dream.” -The Alchemist
This is one of those comfy quotes, laced with support dependent on your actions. If you can figure out your desires the Universe is gravitationally going to help it land into your lap.
I desire a high income job that allows me to sleep almost narcoleptically… and lets me use my awake time to name ice cream flavors for Ben & Jerry’s. This is probably more of a “want” than a “need”. Although, on any given February morning in Michigan, not getting out of bed is a strong need.
So maybe the actual need is to not live in Michigan.
We’ve got to break down our wants to figure out the true desires.
I, for example, don’t want to kill myself. so in order to not do that it seems as though changing my location could prolong my life. perhaps this could lead to happiness. It’s like the poster that hung in Mulder’s office in the X-Files; I Want To Believe.
Happiness. It’s gotta be out there right? Maybe it is alien. I want to believe.
Am I being optimistic? Fuck, i feel that i am.
my apologies. this is so embarrassing.

to start figuring out what you want you have to narrow down the desires. If you’re like me you may not even have that many desires but you have tablets carved in stone of all the bullshit you definitely don’t want. That’s kind of good; you know the part of yourself that won’t settle. If you have 1,000 things you want you have to work on figuring out the most important for now. The problem with people who want it all is that they can’t focus and they end up with scraps and inaccurate details. Concentrate. pick a thing and do it well. if you want to be a gourmet cook but you also really want to be an opera singer and you can’t decide which is really the one you are going to excel at; guess what? you can sing and cook at the same time!
Maybe that is what the quote about the universe conspiring to help you realize your dreams is all about. Once you actually try, your attention is in one place instead of watching Hell’s Kitchen and American Idol, you’re in your element, standing at attention–your reward is…..it works out.