All too often when we think of serenity and balance, we confuse these states with a passionless life. For too long, we have wrongly judged our passion-our passion for living, our vitality and zest for places, people, things, and ideas. I shouldn't have what I want. I shouldn't say what I like. I shouldn't get too excited. What helps us come to life? What takes us out of the motions and into our emotions? What connects us to the energy of life, the energy of love, the energy of the life force that permeates us all?

All your growth, all your work, has not been to lead you away from your passions, to turn you into a robot. It has been to bring you back to life, to put you in touch with the vital energy of the universe, an energy that permeates all that is. An energy that permeates you. Surprisingly, perhaps to some anyway, living in balance is not possible without passion. We may have confused passion and adrenaline. Passion is the laser-like focusing of our creative life force, infusing it with enthusiasm, filling it with energy, seasoning it with love, and living it with aplomb.

Honor your passion by honoring your emotions. Feeling your emotions releases passion into life. Feel them. Feel them all. Then you will know what you like, what instills passion in you. Once you know and can recognize that, you'll know which direction to go.
Passion is the true vehicle for aliveness. Expressing passion and gratitude will guide your life. Say it again and again. Say it until you believe it. Say it until you live it.