I struggled because my emotions were so powerful they overcame all economic good sense and rendered any potential change completely out of the question. That's until I discovered that I can control my emotions. I learned to harness my powerful emotions, turning them into my ally instead of my enemy. I purposely set out to embrace sacrifice and reject all feelings of deprivation. Sacrifice or deprivation Sacrifice means to give up something of value for the sake of something else that is more important or more worthy.
Deprivation means to have a possession or enjoyment taken away.
Once I learned the startling difference between the two concepts I understood immediately why meaningful change kept eluding me. Sacrifice involves purpose. Sacrifice acknowledges a goal which is more worthy and of greater value than the sacrifice itself. There's no deprivation involved, simply a choice to give up something of lesser value right now in order to have or achieve something far more worthy. Sacrifice focuses on a goal.