Why is it that the most interesting people in life are the people that want, no need, something out of life?  There are some people in life who just passively live life, and then there are those people who actively live it.  What do I mean?

Someone who passively lives life is someone who is so contented with the way things are, or so unmotivated to do anything about their current life, that they just let life happen to them.  Someone who actively lives life is someone who needs something out of living… maybe it’s a thrill, maybe it’s a dream, maybe it’s a passion.  People who actively live life are not happy unless they get something out of life, and they are willing to go out on a limb to pursue it.  It’s something that emanates from every fibre of their being.

The people who want something out of life are the most interesting because they are looking for something.  Maybe I identify with it because they are risk takers… they are movers.  To them, it’s worse to stay in one place, job, situation too long even if it means the next thing might be less satisfying.  What makes it worth it is that they are going somewhere, and there is a direction to it.  The passive liver convinces themselves that they are on top of the mountain and that there is nothing more to see.  The active liver always believes that there is something more if they just keep on climbing.  Even if they are at the top, they never stop wondering if there is more and pursuing it.  You can never go back down the mountain.

I hope you never lose your sense of wonder
You get your fill to eat
But always keep that hunger
May you never take one single breath for granted
God forbid love ever leave you empty handed

I hope you still feel small
When you stand beside the ocean
Whenever one door closes, I hope one more opens
Promise me you’ll give faith a fighting chance

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I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance
Never settle for the path of least resistance
Living might mean taking chances
But they’re worth taking
Lovin’ might be a mistake
But it’s worth making

Don’t let some hell bent heart
Leave you bitter
When you come close to selling out
Reconsider

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I hope you still feel small
When you stand beside the ocean
Whenever one door closes, I hope one more opens
Promise me you’ll give faith a fighting chance

~Lee Ann Womack, I Hope You Dance