One wild and precious life.

"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"

This quote by Mary Oliver always makes me pause and feel warm inside. It used to scare me or I'd feel regretful. When I was younger it never even occurred to me that I had a choice in the life I wanted to live. Or that I only had this one wild and precious life. I was mostly just surviving, in an unconscious way. Passively choosing I suppose. I've spent the better part of a decade really looking at this within myself. Where my heart is naturally leading me. When I feel inspired. In these moments I feel energy returning to me. And I'm often surprised when and how it happens. I just know that when I decided to take the path of conscious willingness, I felt much more alive. Much more wild. And more appreciative of this precious life.