For
this discussion, let's say we can omit our kids, our grandkids, our home, our
spouse, our relatives, our dog or cat, and maybe even cooking and gardening.
Any
one of these listed items can be fulfilling and important, but unless you're a
highly acclaimed chef, cooking is not a passion. Sure, some of us love to cook,
but I'd bet we're not passionate about making dinner every night.
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| JOAN OF ARC |
Definition
of Passionate:
"Showing
or caused by strong feelings or a strong belief."
I
could add more to this, but it's enough for a beginning.
When
I thought about people who "had a passion," these famous
people came to mind: Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King, Abraham Lincoln, the Defenders
of the Alamo, Oprah, Marie Curie, Florence Nightingale.
But
these people probably didn't mentally choose their place in history--it evolved, and each one
became more passionate as time went on.
I
thought of athletes who trained an entire lifetime for one gold medal; one who
studied and sought a way to be the first to climb Mr. Everest; one who decided
to run a race even though his legs were gone; and maybe one who thought to
create a gadget we call a computer.
So,
far, I feel rather inadequate and insignificant. Maybe you do, too. However,
anyone can be passionate about something. It doesn't have to be huge or
earth-shattering.
I
would warn a person to be careful about choosing a passion--or allowing a
passion to choose you--some passions can eventually put you in the poor house;
or some may make you feel as though you're going crazy; or some may isolate you
from your friends and the world.
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| AMELIA EARHART |
Now,
big question: What is your passion? Don't tell me you don't have one, because
we all do.
When
you discern the label of your passion, answer these questions:
1.
Did you ever consider this a passion?
2.
Is passionate the same as obsessed?
3.
Is it easy or difficult?
4.
Is it fun?
5.
Can you shut out the world to carry out your passion?
6.
If someone demanded it of you, could you give it up?
Hard,
isn't it?
~~For
me, writing novels and short stories is a
hobby, a craft, because I do it in my spare time.
~~I
loved to play golf, but again, that was a game and something to do in my spare
time.
~~We
traveled quite a bit many places, but that was an adventure, something fun and
interesting.
I'm not sure I have a real passion, although I do care very much
about certain things.
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| MARIE CURIE |
If
you comment and tell me yours, I'll tell you mine.
Thanks
so much for taking time to read my blog.
Celia Yeary-Romance...and a
little bit 'o Texas
