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Full of desire
Moved by empathy
Trained with readiness
-安天美
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Desire is not a quiet thing. It roars through our veins like spring rivers breaking winter ice, demanding to be heard. Being full of desire isn't just about wanting - it's about allowing ourselves to be vessels of ambition and dreams. To want deeply, freely, without the shame of wanting too much or too intensely. In a world that often asks us to temper our dreams, to make ourselves smaller, gentler, more palatable – this moment stands as permission to grow wild with passion. Your desires are not frivolous things. They are seeds of possibility planted in the fertile soil of your spirit.
“Moved by empathy” shifts our focus from individual seedlings to the whole garden's growth, from individual yearning to collective consciousness. When desire meets empathy, something extraordinary blossoms. Like water meeting earth, it creates fertile ground for growth that nourishes not just ourselves but everything around us. To be moved by empathy isn't weakness – it's wisdom. It's understanding that our desires don't exist in isolation but ripple outward like rings in a pond, touching lives beyond our own. This movement asks us to consider: How can our personal longings create spaces where others, too, can flourish?
Readiness isn't passive waiting. It's an active dance with our dreams, a daily commitment to becoming the person who can not only achieve but sustain what we desire. Training ourselves for our dreams means developing both sturdy roots and flexible branches – the strength to persist and the wisdom to bend with life's winds. It's about creating a foundation strong enough to hold not just the weight of our ambitions but the responsibility of their fulfillment. We must grow ourselves to be worthy of our desires.
To walk this path of balanced desire, consider these guides:
The world needs your desires like a garden needs rain - natural, necessary, life-giving. When voiced and pursued with both passion and consideration, they become seeds of transformation. Your preparation isn't just about reaching a destination; it's about becoming someone who can nurture both the journey and its fruits with grace.
Like roots, stems, and leaves working in harmony, when desire, empathy, and readiness weave together, they create something stronger than any single element alone:
Let your wanting be big. Let your heart stay open. Let your readiness be thorough.
Together, they form a living map for moving through the world with purpose and grace.
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Before taking root, pause to ask:
Your desires are not too big. Your empathy is not a weakness. Your preparation is not wasted time. A life well-lived dances between the fire of personal desire, the wisdom of empathetic understanding, and the grounding force of thorough preparation – like a garden finding its perfect balance of sun, water, and earth.
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<aside> <img src="/icons/forward_blue.svg" alt="/icons/forward_blue.svg" width="40px" /> Self-compassionate Grace
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