To Be: Passionate

pas•sion•ate
[pash-uh-nit]
–adjective

having, compelled by, or ruled by intense emotion or strong feeling; fervid.
ardently sensual.
expressing, showing, or marked by intense or strong feeling; emotional.
intense or vehement, as emotions or feelings.
easily moved to anger; quick-tempered; irascible.

“Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.”
- Christian Friedrich Hebbel

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To Be: Resilient

re•sil•ient
[ri-zil-yuh nt]
adj.

springing back; rebounding.
returning to the original form or position after being bent, compressed, or stretched.
recovering readily from illness, depression, adversity, or the like; buoyant.
Marked by the ability to recover readily, as from misfortune.

“Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with [...]

To Be: Breathless

breath·less  Not breathing; holding the breath, on account of fear, expectation, or intense interest; attended with a holding of the breath; as, breathless attention.   Marked by the suspension of regular breathing, as from tension or excitement:
“All Heaven and Earth are still, though not in sleep, But breathless, as we grow when feeling most”. – Lord [...]