當我們對於自己的「喜好」、「欲望」和「有熱情去做的事」之間的差別越能明晰地了解與分辨，生活就有越多喜悅歡樂，越少困惑挫敗。
關於【偏好(prefer)、欲望(desire)和熱忱(passion)】
現在「being 快樂(處於快樂狀態)」，與現在「選擇去改變」一些事情，並不互相排斥。改變事物和情況的決心並非必須出自評斷、不滿足，或不快樂。它可以出自於單純的喜好(preference)。
純粹的創造不會帶有評判，只是帶有渴望或欲望。(Pure Creation knows nothing of judgment, but only of desire.)
記住，「改變」是一個叫做「 生命、人生、生活」的過程。改變事物和情況的決定，就是生活(或人生)的決定。它是有意圖地在生活的選擇，選擇(讓自己)在事物和情況如何改的過程變裡，處在其「起因」端，而非在其「後果」端。
你能做出世界上最好的蘋果派，而仍然可再去追求創造一種比那更好的蘋果派。你能對世界知道很多，而仍然可再去尋求了解更多，這就稱為「成長」。成長的渴望並非一個負面能量，而是正面能量。它不是評斷，而是欲望(desire)；它並非來自不滿足，而是來自熱情。那是生命「為尋求體驗更多豐盛的生命」的熱情(The passion OF Life for MORE Life.)。
這熱情，藏在你之內，是所有萬物「創造」背後的驅動力。
摘自《重新定義神》第10章
Being happy right now and choosing to change things right now are not mutually exclusive. The decision to change things does not have to spring from judgment, dissatisfaction, or unhappiness. It can spring from simple preference.
Pure Creation knows nothing of judgment, but only of desire.
Remember, Change is a process called Life. The decision to change things is the decision to live. It is the choice to live intentionally, to be at Cause in the matter of how things change, rather than to be at the Effect of it.
You can create the best apple pie in the world, and still seek to create an even better one. You can know much about the world, and still seek to know more. This is called growth, and the urge to grow is not a negative energy, but a positive one. It is not a judgment, but a desire. It comes not from dissatisfaction, but from passion. The passion OF Life for MORE Life.
This passion lies within you, and is the driving force behind all creation.
