Living with Passion

Previously she'd received her sense of worth and happiness from others. She'd lived her life trying to please everyone else, and when she found that was impossible she'd decided to "take it out on the world." She put it this way, "I had a chip on each shoulder and could hardly wait for someone to try to knock one off." She was miserable and basically made everyone else miserable, too.

What changed?

Well, it seems she discovered something that fanned the tiny ember of her self-worth. That ember was nearly dead when she discovered her passion.

Instead of being self absorbed, now she has a purpose that doesn't depend on anotherrnperson. It is a new revelation for her. It is the first time she has experienced positive energy, optimism and really likes who she is.

She had been one of those of whom Cynthia Kersey of the Unstoppable Foundations writes: ". . . you can choose to be like too many others who trudge through life in a state of endurance, missing most of what they experience. Such people observe life but don't experience its pleasure. If life were a symphony, they would hear the notes, but miss the genius behind the composition. If life were a rare gem, they would see the color, but pay no attention to the intricacies of the cut."

Are you just trudging through life? Are you moving from crisis to crisis and can't figure out why everyone and everything seems to be against you? My guess is you are living your life without passion. I suspect that at one time in your life you were passionate about something (not someone). What is it that makes you perk up? What lifts your energy level? What quickens your pulse and grabs your attention?

Maybe it's time for you to do some soul-searching and rediscover your passion. Like my friend, once you find it you'll start looking forward to each new day. The sky will look bluer and the flowers more vibrant. Your energy will return, as will your zest for life.

Go ahead -- get passionate again. Life is as much about the journey as the destination!
As you find that passion and take steps to thrive and not just exist, you can be sure of this truth, that as you rediscover who you are, life will be something to be celebrated and not endured!

Go ahead, begin to truly live again...I dare you!