PASSION

(NEPAL-Annapurna/2004)
I want to live.
No more half-hearted efforts
No more half-baked ideas
No more half-full glasses
Just whole hearted, fresh-baked, overflowing life.
I want to live on purpose.
No more aimless wandering
No more squandered existence
No more squelched ambition
Just on-target, death-defying, carpe diem courage.
I want to live in connection.

No more superficial engagement
No more destructive pleasures
No more cold rationality
Just bone-deep, life-affirming, stream-fed intuition.
I want to live with joy.
No more sour grapes
No more jaded cynicism
No more inflated self-importance
Just awe-filled, enthusiastic, openhearted passion.
I want to live on purpose, in connection, with joy.
I want to live filled with courage, guided by intuition, centered in passion.
I want to live.
by Bob Tschannen-Moran (c) 2003