THE MEANING OF INTENSITY

THE MEANING OF INTENSITY

"Live your destiny with the intensity of your soul
and your dreams with the beauty of your spirit."

Dear Friends,
Intensity is one of those terms which means many things to many people and perhaps always a matter of degree. What may be an intense experience for one might be just a passing moment for another.

Someone once said to me, "You are so intense. You guard your freedom to be yourself more than anything else. You get stronger from pain. You even choose your independence over love." At first I thought these remarks to be criticisms of the way I led my life. But than I began to see the statements were and still are true. Being intense makes me sensitive to the light and the darkness; a chance to explore my destiny to the fullest each and every moment.

I encourage you to live your destiny with the intensity of your soul and your dreams with the beauty of your spirit. Right now we are in the midst of several intense situations; extreme weather, political challenges, financial uncertainty, and personal unrest. It is as though our very American lifestyle is in a major crises.

However, I think if we can embrace the intensity with the intention of learning, we can make new choices and lots of changes. Intensity is energy deeply felt! Let's take this energy and make it work for us. We can use these intense experiences to realize the power to learn, to move forward, and to create a destiny of balance, beauty and peace.

Let me know what your thoughts are. How are you responding to the intense energy surrounding your life? Write to Amber Silverstar - amber@ambersilverstar.com.

Love and light,
Amber

The photo is by Steven Olson for Silverstar Images and is copyrighted as well as the essay blog entry by Amber Silverstar 2008. All rights reserved.