There is a certain type of person that I really like to be around but I have trouble describing it, I’m searching for the right word.

There are some people who are quite content living “the quite life”, and awesome, got no issue with with that, but I tend to be drawn to people who are the opposite.

I used to say that I like “ambitious” people…. But then I knew lots of people like that and found that often the people that get called “ambitious” the most are the people who are followers, comparative people, desperate to prove themselves. Not only do I not find that healthy to be around, it’s also not for me.

So then I was thinking “bold” might be the right word, and then I knew some wildly bold people… and holy shit are they unbalanced. The perpetual radicals, often chasing fame, people who will throw their values out the window for their next cause, their next sense of identity. And ya, also not for me.

So, maybe it’s “authentic”, which is an abused word but in it’s true sense is an amazing thing. To be around a real, raw, person recharges you, it’s magical. But… someone can be authentically into the quiet life, and amazing, but again, not for me.

We could go with “adventurous” but I still don’t think that quite covers it. There is a Lana Del Ray song where she keeps saying “a lust for life”, is maybe that the right way to put it???

Please help me here! Do ya understand what I mean? What’s the right word?