This Is What I Want; That Is What I Do

Imagine X and Y. Two different goals. Neither of which are bad. And neither one is universally better than the other.
Say, for example. I decide that I want X.
X is great. X is good and worth attaining.
I tell my friends I want X. I tell my family the same. I announce that I want X and I’m going to work to get there.
But I act like I want Y. I implicitly do things that lead to Y.
Does this mean I implicitly want Y? Does this mean I am hypocritical in announcing my desire for X? Does this mean that I’m confusing everyone with different words and actions?
What do you think?

One thought on “This Is What I Want; That Is What I Do

  1. I’m loving these June posts. Good stuff.
    I feel like I’m guilty of this quite often. Not really a reflection of who I think I’m supposed to be.