Desire
May 22nd, 2011 | Published in Goals, Habits
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Today at church we had a discussion about Dallin H. Oaks’ talk from last General Conference, Desire. What drives our actions?
He says “Desires dictate our priorities, priorities shape our choices, and choices determine our actions. The desires we act on determine our changing, our achieving, and our becoming.”
So it looks a little something like this:
Desires -> Priorities -> Choices -> Actions
Is there a disconnect in our supposed desires (our goals) and the things we actually end up doing? If so, it’s time to fix that disconnect.