Sometimes a few words are enough to shift the way we see the day.
Sylvia Plath’s quote doesn’t just scratch the surface—it cuts right to the root of modern craving. When we want everything, maybe it’s because we don’t actually know what we want. Or worse—maybe we’ve forgotten how to want at all.
I’ve had moments where I scroll through life like I scroll through Netflix—overwhelmed by options, underwhelmed by all of them. The craving is constant, but satisfaction? Elusive. I want to read a book, take a trip, buy a gadget, fix the house, reinvent myself before breakfast—and yet I end up doing none of it. I sit. I stare. I feel… blank.
That’s the danger Sylvia’s pointing at. It’s not that wanting is wrong. It’s that unchecked wanting becomes a smoke signal from a deeper emptiness. A warning flare.
What helps me is stepping back into small, ordinary moments: a quiet coffee. A couch nap with my kids. A slow conversation. When I stop chasing “everything,” I start noticing what’s already enough.
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