Passion. What is passion?
The real question is what is passion to me? It is a way of living, a way of experiencing life that infuses every moment with a sense of urgency and importance.
To live passionately then is to have a sense of urgency and importance in every moment. As I breathe, as I move, as I work and as I play. A passionate life is one in which every action is infused with passion, with a sense of purpose and importance.
Can I say that I live my life passionately? No, I cannot say that. I am reserved. I deter my emotions from breaking the surface of my actions. My actions are robotic at times, without fanfare or flourish. Is the fact that I don't live passionately something that I can change? I think that it is. I believe I and anyone can learn to live with passion.
After all, passion is not something external that needs to be acquired or caught and applied; passion comes from within. Passion is something intrinsic in all of us.
The goal then can be to tap into what it is that I am passionate about. What am I passionate about?
I am passionate about writing. I love to write my thoughts down on paper and share them with the world.
I am passionate about music. I love to write songs and let my creativity flow that way, naturally in lyrics and song.
I am passionate about sharing. I think through sharing we are able to learn from each other's mistakes and successes.
I am passionate about helping others learn and grow. I enjoy seeing people's minds click when they have learned a new task or skill. I love to see people grow beyond what they thought possible.
But I hold myself back from much that I am passionate about. I do not devote the time or energy necessary to writing, creating music or sharing. I am reserved and shy around people most of the time, choosing to allow others to have the spotlight if they want it, keeping me from moving a group or individual forward on a learning path.
How can I change to become more passionate in the way I live my dreams and in my day to day life?
1. Write and share regularly
Just by writing here and sharing my thoughts I am encouraging myself to fulfill one of my passions. At first, and maybe always, it does not matter if the writing is any good. It can get better with time and practice.
2. Create music and share regularly
I know that smoking regularly is really putting a damper on my musical output. I also do not take or make the time or energy to practice my music. I can make more time for music in my life. I can even just listen to more music.
3. I can help others learn and grow, especially my children.
I can teach them everything I know, whether it seems useful or not. I can watch them learn, and watch them grow. I can be less anxious and be more involved with others in my life and allow them to learn from me and life and grow within themselves.
Living with passion is not something I will start doing in the blink of an eye. It will take time to come out of my shell. That is what I am recording here, the metamorphosis of one individual from living one way, to living another. And the way I choose to live is with passion, with a sense of urgency, purpose and importance in all that I think and do.
