“Exuberance is beauty.” – William Blake

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For some of us, we are blessed with only fleeting moments when we truly feel excited to be alive and striving toward a purpose. Caught up in the rigmarole of the daily grind, we get so bogged down with minutia that we forget the vibrancy that comes with working on something we really enjoy. Yet for others of us, we have keyed in to the blissful knowledge that exuberance is not something that comes with striving, but something that we supply to the striving.

The truth is that there is nothing outside of us that makes us excited – not a person, not a job, not a task. We bring the excitement to whatever we do, whoever we meet, whenever we want. If we know ourselves enough and are in tune with our emotional life, we can bring excitement to just about anything or anyone. Mopping the floor becomes a mission. Bringing smiles to people’s faces becomes a challenge. Thoroughly enjoying every considerably menial thing makes life a bold new adventure.

We only get one go around in this life as we know it. Shouldn’t we make it exuberant?

Steve McAllister

In addition to serving as Managing Editor and contributor to Modern Hippie Mag, Steve McAllister is an actor, musician, accomplished author and filmmaker. His most recent novel, The McAllister Code is available as an e-book at www.themcallistercode.com. Find Steve on Twitter, @InkenSoul. Read his reviews and articles here.

Steve McAllister  (360 Posts)

Steve McAllister, Modern Hippie Mag's resident Lifestyle Guru, describes himself as a Renaissance Man. An author, filmmaker, songwriter, and perpetual artistic experimenter, he has recently re-released his second book The Rucksack Letters into paperback to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the journey. His latest book, a comical foray into philosophical science fiction, is How to Survive an Estralarian Mind Meld. His latest artistic project is The Labyrinth of the Unbroken Path. .