another one from the archives of eat.live.make, written on January 13, 2013

What Makes Your Heart Sing?

What makes your spirit come alive? 

I have been thinking about this question for the past couple of days. 

What makes me come alive? What makes my heart sing?

I believe that God has given each one of us special talents.

Not only has he given us talents, but He has also given us gifts that make us come alive. 

I think it is the way He romances His children. 

Every time I pick up a paint brush, I am transported to a different world, and I come alive. 

When I am outside, exploring in the mountains..partaking in the beauty He has created..I come alive. 

The changing of the seasons fills me with awe and wonder.

LOVE makes me come alive. Love for my family, love for my friends.. love for the lonely. I come alive when I can love.. and when I am loved deeply. 

It makes me so happy when I see someone's soul spark with light and excitement. 

When I witness something inside of them that makes them come alive. 

I don't think we were meant to go about life forgetting the things that make us happiest, and make us come alive. 

I see this so often in people, they don't nurture the passions that have been placed deep within them. 

And their souls don't spark anymore. 

So, my friend.. what makes your heart sing? 

I challenge you for the next week to do things that make your soul spark and ignite. 

Pick up your guitar and play it for 5 minutes.. go on a walk and enjoy the nature that you love so much. 

Build something with your hands, or create something with your sewing machine. 

Whatever it is, don't forget those things and don't allow your life to get so busy that you do not take the time to nurture the passions that are in your heart.