We all have them. Passion is that something that gives you that
emotional ‘rush’. It may not be your job or your family or even your secret
lover, but everyone has a passion. That something that takes you to your ‘happy
place’.
One of my soapbox issues is to remind people to make time for their
passion. The passion might be animals or knitting or baking or tinkering on
cars or rooting for some team or playing an instrument or singing in the shower
or running.
No matter all the accolades or titles or money or the size of you house
or your wallet, it is the passion that fuels your existence.
Some people don’t realize what there passion is until you point out that
they enjoy gardening every summer or having cocktail parties or writing letters
to friends. If you are a good friend, help fuel the passion of others and it
will reward you 100 times.
Some people will have all the excuses. “I don’t have the time for…” or
“Maybe someday I’ll….”or “I not sure it is my passion?” Help them along the
way.
Have you tried writing? Have you tried painting? Have you thought about
taking a dance class? Have you tried…. There are all sorts of hobbies to try
and fail at but the effort was made. Stretch your humdrum into more than
selfies or listing your grandchildren’s silly antics or what you ate at the
restaurant.
If you enjoy singing in the shower, try singing in the church choir or
the local community center. If not singing, take up the ukulele or piano or
Jew’s harp. You may not play at the Metropolitan Opera but you may make some
good times and some new friends.
At the same time, you may have something to say. You want to express
yourself or your ideas or thoughts but don’t know how. You might read a
children’s book to put your grand daughter to sleep and think, “I could do
better than this”.
Hand or an antique typewriter or a word processor can do writing. There
are books and websites and editorial software to assist. It may turn into a
Blog or a family Christmas card or a best selling book, but it is your passion.
I personally have too many passions. I also have the time to bath myself
in any of them at any given time. Come join me.
