There are many good points in the comments and I don’t think I have much more to add. Understanding that we are not going to live here forever, and that no one knows when it is your time to leave, helps to appreciate even the smallest things in life and makes it easier to follow one’s passions without caring about other people’s opinions.

I seriously enjoyed your post. Very fine writing, you obviously have a knack for writing.

I really enjoyed your tree metaphor, and I agree, life is full of moments that will spring up at you when we all least expect it. And it’s those moments that will either make us, or break us.

Good stuff!

–Parker

“I don’t sulk about setbacks because I know I’m doing what I love and what I love is much bigger than any stuff that may pop up while doing it.”

It’s at times the moments of pain that move us away or towards this “place of love.” Sometimes it takes surrendering to it. Sometimes it requires embracing the anger you hold.

I’ve seemed to require going through the lows to appreciate the highs. Here is where we (i) find (my) our Karma. One can’t be with out the other. We’d not know what the dark was without the light and we’d not appreciate the light without the dark.

Don’t want what you don’t want. It’s being beautifully human when we experience these moments where we’re in pain or unclear and it’s exactly where we supposed to be in order to walk into our awareness.

Be open and surrender.

Great post that lights the embers of purposely moving into that light.

Yeah, it’s sometimes hard to accept the ups and downs of life. We always want to have the mountains of life, but a mountain is nothing without a valley. I have found happiness through accepting things as they are, not as they should be. A daily smile. Just looking.

These types of questions make us consider the values we hold, not just the actions we take. I also like to ask, “What would you do if you knew there was no way for you to fail?”

Again, thanks for the post!