Be Alive!! ~ Howard Thurman Quote
“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” ~Howard Thurman quotes
Beautifully said! How many of us get to truly do what they love…whether it be in the work place, hobbies, volunteer work… or day to day activities.
We shouldn’t ask what the world needs of us but what we need to do to be ALIVE… because to truly feel alive brings along great potential for the change that we need to see in ourselves, the world around us, and not to mention the fact that others will be touched by your energy and be compelled to bask in its warmth. It will bring about change in itself. To be alive is to thrive.
I don’t simply want to exist, I want to feel the energy of this life force, I want to feel charged with life…to thrive. I have learned to do this… especially as of late. I feel more alive now than I ever have, and others can see the difference. They see the difference in my smile, my composure, my infectious happiness, the stars that shine in my eyes… they feel the change in me.
Work hard to be alive my friends. We have this life for a short while… isn’t it worth living and thriving??
♥
This is my life through poetry, quotes, and my journal. The intense ride of my ups and downs of life ...and the relentless mood disorders I suffer from.
This is my exact problem haha but I’m tryin’! Very inspired.
October 2, 2012 at 7:29 AM
Glad you are inspired! It has taken me a long time to get to this point and over a year and a half of “self-work”… but I am thriving more and more each day.
October 2, 2012 at 7:45 AM
GOOD, keep it going. I do okay, I just get bored or something after I stick at something a while. Trying to work on that (and a whole host of other things haha).
October 2, 2012 at 8:05 AM
I certainly can relate to that. LOL
October 2, 2012 at 8:27 AM
what a wonderful and inspiring post! love, Linda
October 2, 2012 at 7:42 AM
Thank you Linda, good to hear from you. ♥
October 2, 2012 at 7:46 AM
Muse, you are exactly right, and it’s something I’ve been working very hard at this past year as well. I’m so happy for you, and absolutely thrilled by the wonderful changes I’ve been seeing in you … you ARE thriving, and it looks wonderful on you! ((Hugs))) ♥
October 2, 2012 at 8:08 AM
I’m glad you’re alive.
October 2, 2012 at 4:23 PM
Thank you! I exhale and say … “finally”. LOL, just glad I made it.
October 3, 2012 at 6:39 AM
Such an uplifting post, Muse, and you are so right! Wonderful quote and inspiration! Thank you! ♥
October 2, 2012 at 5:20 PM
So glad it inspired you! I like to do posts like these as a reminder to myself, but even more so for others to contemplate the content. Existing simply is not enough. ♥
October 3, 2012 at 6:47 AM
Love the new view point. You definitely are in a calmer place. I have an interesting venture you might want to take. I will darop you an email to tell you about it. J.K.
October 7, 2012 at 6:21 PM
Encouraging words here… Congratulations on the epiphany and thanks for sharing it with us. These words are universal. Well done.
October 9, 2012 at 8:39 PM
Thank you Randall… always good to see you.
October 22, 2012 at 6:20 AM
Your Blog and post have me awe struck. Your words and pictures are strikingly beautiful and yet pull at my heart strings till I feel I could cry. Perhaps its because your words resonate true with me, reminding me of the everyday challenges I watch one of my dear siblings go through and the challenges I face at work with some of my patients with mental health issues. I don’t know you but I’m glad your alive, for all that you’ve been through, your strength confounds me and I admire you! Thank you for a timely reminder on remembering how to truly be alive.
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Peace, Love and Happiness
October 13, 2012 at 12:05 AM
Thank you so much for your beautiful comment and compliment. Finally, thriving has become a place familiar to me and I certainly believe that if I could do it, anyone certainly can. It has not been an easy road, yet one I am happy to have traveled. Thank you for reading my blog… touching others with my experience in this life is what it is all about. Peace, love, and happiness back to you as well. ♥
October 22, 2012 at 6:30 AM