The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning. Mitch AlbomPassion.
There was a time when I thought passion was reserved for lovers. That only people involved in an intimate relationship knew what passion was.
I love it when I'm proved wrong!
Passion is what I strive to step into every day -- even on days like today when I'm tired after picking up my daughter at the airport shortly after midnight and the alarm ringing at 6am felt way too early!
Passion is the force behind my dreams. It's the energy behind getting the most out of my life, every moment of every day. It's my life source.
Passion keeps me committed to awakening every morning with a song in my heart. It lightens my spirit and drives me to courageously step forward throughout the day asking myself in every thing I do, "Does this create more of what I want in my life, or less?" Passion fires me up.
Recently, while creating a dreamchart of my "Ultimate Life", I asked myself, what can I do in this moment to inject passion into my dreams.
The answer was easy. Remind myself of my purpose -- to touch hearts and open minds to set spirits free. In a nutshell, to live an inspiring life right now.
That means, to quit looking at tomorrow as the time I'll be perfect, or have everything I want or need. It means, to stop thinking about doing it tomorrow -- but rather -- getting to it today!
When I'm passionate about me, I'm passionate about my life and everyone and everything in it. I live, breathe, exude my passion. When I'm on fire, my world lights up and I take off and soar through every moment, confident, positive, convinced in my right to claim this place, right where I'm at, as my rightful, deserving place under the sun.
When I'm passionate about me, I step into the moment of being all I'm meant to be and let go of wishful thinking, yearning and pining for a better tomorrow. When I'm passionate about me, I live in this moment being completely, absolutely committed to who I am because I know, I'm one powerful woman living the life of her dreams, right now.
Do you know your passions? Are you passionate about you? Some questions you can ask yourself to understand your passions are:
1. What do I love to do for other people?
2. What is it people tell me about me that makes me feel proud, happy, that makes my heart sing?
3. What do I do that makes time stop? Makes me lose all sense of time?
4. What do I love doing most in the world? 5. Am I happiest helping people or creating things that help people?
6. Do I have special gifts or talents that I love to share? What are they?
7. If I can't think of any special gift or talent I possess -- if I did have one, what would it be?
Sit quietly, ask yourself these questions and write down your answers. Don't judge what you write, just write down what comes to you. Let the answers flow. Don't worry about punctuation. Grammar. Spelling. Just write it down. Don't let your inner voice stifle your creativity. Flow.
Once you've completed the questions, look for the pattern in your answers. Look to find what speaks to your heart.
For me, I love to help people find their purpose, their passion, their inner beauty. I love it when people tell me I inspire them. Time stops for me when I'm writing, and painting. Anything creative makes time stand still as I immerse myself in the joy of what I'm doing. I love writing, painting, creating.
For me, I'm happiest creating things that help people, bring joy to them. I love creating words that sing to people's hearts, that ease their pain, and ignite their thinking. I love to share my writing. My words. My spirit.
See, it's easy. Go for it. Let your thoughts flow. Let your imagination soar. Get creating.
Everyone has passion. Everyone has a purpose. Everyone has dreams.
Living the life of your dreams is the gift you give yourself when you free your mind of the garbage that would keep you from being inspired by the beauty and wonder of you!
Dream big. Live large and be inspired to create the life of your dreams.
Namaste.
3 comments:
Seven good questions. No matter who's doing the asking, they can be answered.
I will need to spend some time considering your questions.
I obviously need to learn how to comment from my phone properly because I did this morning and it vanished but by then I'd run out of time.
So here goes again. I'm a passionate person and give 110% to things I believe in. My family, my writing and my job are my passions.
I take great pride when I can transform people's thoughts and ideas into words that others can understand and learn from.
So much of what you have written I can say ditto to and I love that you share your words and your passion with us.
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