Live passionately

What is it to live passionately. I think it ebbs and flows. A little of this today, a little of that tomorrow. It is being actively involved in life. It is living in the now. It is engaging in “loving creative activities that make a difference for good in the world.” -the last bit is a quote from Philosophy for Dummies.

Woke up this morning all out of sorts. Very weary & tired. Feeling like life is just too much to handle. Spent some time getting all my frustrations, anger, boredom, and disappointments in to my journal. After few minutes with more than a few tears, I went outside with my coffee and it was the most beautifully perfect day. The temperature was warm but with just enough breeze. What a change from just yesterday when even standing absolutely still you drip with sweat. There was even the first scent of autumn. It took over an hour but eventually everthing came back into perspective. All is good again!

An epiphany of sorts -to enjoy the process, to see the beauty in the details, to notice the incredible interconnected web of life -these are the way to a passionate life. To live each day with joy regardless of where you are and what you are doing. Big events and major milestones are the candles on the cake. Everyday life is the cake. Notice Life -don’t let it run out as your running for your dreams.

To live passionately entails energy and effort and sometimes life can just seem to suck it out of you. I am not giving up, just taking a breather. Also I think it is too much to be passionate about everything -you have to pick and choose. I want my passions to radiate -to really mean something.

I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life … if it were sublime, to know it by experience. Henry David Thoreau