So let’s go on a little journey together. Let’s imagine you are six, maybe seven years old. All of your friends are over and you are playing an imaginary game where you can be anything or do anything. Some of you may be a police officer, while others are pretending to be a teacher or Super Hero, saving people’s lives. Whatever it is at that moment you are completely involved in your role. You feel excited inside and go to bed that night dreaming you will be the best cop, teacher or hero. Are you there? Can you go back that far and remember how passionate or excited you were to conquer the world or be the next greatest teacher?
Alright, let’s fast forward about 30 years. You are waking up and getting ready to begin your day. You get the kids & yourself ready. You are on your “merry” way to work. You pull into the parking lot, turn off your car and just sit there silent, frozen and sick to your stomach. You are not feeling that passion you were when you were 6 or 7 years old role playing. You don’t want to go into the building, you want to cry or maybe just start the car up and drive home. Have I caught anyone’s attention? Did I stir something up that may be happening to you each day? If you are not feeling this “yucky” feeling, have you felt it before at a different job? Did you decide enough was enough and you did not want that feeling anymore so you found your passion all over again?
When this pit arrives in your stomach this usually is a tell tale sign you are not satisfied or happy with your current job or situation in life. I know, I know, you already know that. So what’s stopping you from finding and creating your passion? Is it fear? Could it be that famous “responsible” word? Or maybe it could be due to feeling guilty and or loyal? If I had to take a guess or gander out there, I would say over 70% of people do not do what they love (could be higher). I am a strong believer in, “love what you do and do what you love.”
I respect one’s decision, with the whole “responsibility” & I have to provide for my family. However, with that said, I also believe in happiness and I feel that a lot of us are scared and a bit close minded in exploring the possibilities of making a successful, harmonious and abundant life with their passion! Yes, it is scary! The decisions you make for you and your families are critical, but what happened to your dreams? Because of a family does that mean you put them on hold? I do not believe in sacrificing. Compromising is a better term, and with that said I believe if you want to live passionately again you can. You just have to want it bad enough and stop making excuses of why it cannot happen. Harsh, right? I cannot apologize for my words that come from my heart. Let’s take a look at people who are successful, passionate and have abundance.
Do you think Oprah loves what she does? Look at her success! It was not luck that got her where she is now, it was passion! Passion to help others, passion to make a difference and passion to be inspirational! If you look at her past & her struggles, passion and determination were her two best friends.
How about Bill Gates? Do you think he hates computers and software? My guess? Probably not. I am going to say this man was passionate about the computer industry and I think we can all agree he soared like an eagle. Once again, not luck, just a complete, passionate and driven force permeated through his cells. How about my hero, Gandhi? Do you think peace and fairness were at the bottom of his list? Mmm……not thinking so. What was his driving force to bring peace into the Indian community? Passion and fearlessness about what he believed in. Everyone has a right of equality when they are born into this world and he just wanted the British to be aware of it also.
These are only a few examples and I am not saying we need to become the next Oprah, Bill or Gandhi. (Wouldn’t mind becoming Mahatma). All I am saying is let go of your guilt of being or doing something you feel passion for. Now take a minute and ask yourself these questions:
1) What drives you? (not a vehicle, wise guy)
2) What makes you smile?
3) What makes you want to wake up in the morning and begin your day?
4) What would you do for free?
5) What could you do for hours, look @ the clock and say, “where did all the time go”?
6) What makes you shine?
7) What makes you feel filled and surrounded with love & happy energy?
8) Do these feelings involve others?
9) Is your passion making others happy?
10) Is your happiness, purposeful or meaningful?
When I read all of these questions, my passion is really evident that I love to teach people how to stay healthy, happy and just feel great! What I find fascinating is with my happy energy, this passion of mine is providing, harmony, success & abundance! There was a time in my life where I never could imagine my abundance and harmony would come to me with something I simply enjoy doing. Am I making millions? Not even close. But that is not what matters. I am doing something simple to make others feel wonderful and live longer lives. Am I providing and helping financially with our household? Yes, and I enjoy going to work every morning and my pit is no longer. I read a great quote the other day out of book called “God Calling”. It says to, “Choose simple always. Love and reverence the humble and the simple. Have only simple things here. Your standard must never be the world’s standard.” Simple, yet so meaningful. Simple and passion go hand in hand in my world now and I thank God each morning for the day that just passed and the day that is just beginning. Try and remember to live your journey and not someone else’s passion.
Now let me come clean and say, “Am I fortunate to have a full time husband at work?” You bet your ass I am. I do not want anyone to think that my world is a cake walk and that I am not grateful. If I were a single mom or if I were the “breadwinner”, would things be different? Maybe, but those who really know me, understand that I get physically and mentally ill if I am doing something I do not enjoy. I have had plenty of jobs where it was me sitting in that parking lot not wanting to get out of the car. Thinking back, I have not had a job that has ever lasted longer than 3 or 4 years. Does this make me lazy or disloyal? No, it only means that I am continuing to grow, continuing to change and I will not stay somewhere that I feel obligated, especially if I am miserable. I feel we are not meant to be “stuck” and sadly many of us are. We forget about our God given right of choice. Our EGO or guilt comes into our souls with a vengeance. We blame others for our hardships or the “crappy” life we have now. So, get over it, become PASSIONATE and LIVE YOUR LIFE!
Here are some ideas or hobbies that may jump start your thinking of what your passion is. I always am open for other ideas to add to this list. Many of you have already found your passion and I am certain your comments, thoughts and ideas would be so beneficial to share.
*jewelry making
*visiting homes/helping elderly & sick
*scrapbooking/stamping/photography/video
*drawing
*landscaping/creating flower or vegetable gardens
*exercise/weight management/nutrition
*cleaning homes (please, I beg you come over and clean mine)
*massage/reikki
*teaching
*writing
*volunteering@ child’s school (could turn into subbing or teachers assistant)
*surfing the internet/creating websites
There are plenty more ideas out there! Please post and share your thoughts. Also, remember that we are only here in this human experience or this journey this time, until the next one. Make this the best experience and BE PASSIONATE!
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