I was talking to a friend of mine this past week about the word PASSION. My friend wanted to know how you knew when you were passionate about something or someone. He expressed to me that he felt like he had lost the passion in his life for many things and did not know where to find it again. I did not believe this to be true but wanted to say it in such a way that he would understand, so I broke out the dictionary. This is how the word passion was defined: A strong affection or enthusiasm for an object, concept, person etc… I then explained to him that he did indeed have passion in his life. I gave examples of his children, wife, and his belief in God. To me those were his passions that I could see. Now the ones we could not see I knew we could work on. I am in firm belief that we can use our passions that we are sure of to make us passionate about other things.
My personal definition for passion is when you have something or someone on your mind all the time, and when that person or thing consumes all your thoughts all the time you feel alive because you are with that idea or person.To me that is what defines passion. The great thing about passion is there is nothing we will not do when we are passionate about something or someone, because part of passion is believing that the concept, person, or thing that consumes our thoughts is what we desire the most in life and cannot imagine living without.
We will take risks to make our ideas come true; we will find “Work Arounds” to be in a place we want to be in, and when we have passion for another person there is no distance too great or obstacles too big that can keep us away from the ones we love. Another thing about passion is when we feel passion for anything or anyone we will move mountains to protect them from harm. This includes anything that gets in the way of our ideas from forming, and anything that keeps our relationships from not flourishing. You will find passion to be the second biggest vibration known, and passion is aligned to our first vibration… which is Love.
The conversation ended with my friend feeling much better. We put some action steps in place to rev up the areas in his life he felt he needed more passion in. When we have passion it is amazing the things we can do! What are your thoughts on passion? Do you need to rev up some of the areas in your life? Or do you need to reevaluate what passion is? Sometimes our passions change.What areas in your life do you know you must have passion in? What areas do you feel your passion has changed? A better question to ask yourself is are you living your life with passion?
Don’t let tomorrow come and realize you let your passion fall short! If you have found that you no longer have passion for an idea or a person it is time to find the things and people that give you the same “I can’t quit thinking about them/it feeling”… You know the feeling that makes you feel ALIVE! Don’t waste another moment of your time on something or someone that you are not passionate about. Life is too short! Start living, live your life… with PASSION!
Wishing each of you many Blessings and a life full of Passion!
~ Michelle Colon-Johnson
“What is passion to you? Passion to me is believing in something or someone so much that all you think about is the thing or person you believe in.”
~Michelle Colon-Johnson
Your quote about passion could not be truer. I heard another quote that goes something like “If you want to know what a man (or woman) loves, look at how they spend their time”. So, for example, if a man spends every weekend in the garage working on his muscle car, or a woman spends every evening in her sewing room, it is easy to see where their passions are. I think we sometimes fool ourselves or fail to take an objective (as objective as possible) look at where we spend our time, energy and sometimes money…especially when someone else (spouse, kids, etc…) is pointing it out to us.
So, to be as objective as possible, write down everything you do (including meals and sleeping), and the amount of time you do it, for an entire month. At the end of the month, add up how much time is spent on each activity. If you don’t see the numbers you would like to, in the categories you thought or would like to show you are passionate about, you know you need to make some changes.
And don’t be upset at your spouse, kid, parent, boss, etc…if the exercise proves them right. Spend your time, energy and money making it right. 🙂
Candy, I love your exercise! I would love to add it to another post later with your permission. What great advice! Thanks for adding value to my page with your kind words and wisdom! Much Love! ~Michelle
Ummm Passion….That feeling i get inside when i wake up early in the morning and i realize i have so much to do before the end of the day..
Passion.. when i look into my three sons eyes and feel there heart beating.. knowing i help give them life.. Knowing what wonderful young men they are turning out to be..
Passion…when i am cooking.. Oh the flavor at the end of the day that would rock any mans world.. ;-).. And Passion in my personal life waiting to share it all with a special someone that has been on my mind for years.. I can dream.!!. But ill hold on to that dream so i never have lost that passion as a sweet reminder of how lucky i truly am at the end of the day .. even if it was not all perfect.. I have my passions about life.. That little extra .. “Kick” that keeps me going.. A special song that keeps my motor running my heart full and a smile on my face to melt your heart.. Now i call this PASSION” And i hope that if you want to live life full and meaningful.. Learn about your passions.. Embrace them.. Then share them….
Karen what beautiful things! The love of your children and the love of someone is for sure what I would call Passion! What great advice you have given my other readers. To Learn, To Love, To Share, To Embrace! Thank you for adding value to my page and your loyal following of my journey! Many blessings! ~Michelle
I have found passion is a key ingredient to success and achievement. When a person has passion it energizes and motivates us. I believe finding your purpose and talents is a sure way to become a passionate person. Great post and thoughts.
Thank your Dan, for your kind words! Once we realize our talents the world aligns together to ignite our passion!
I love your wisdom! Keep up the sharing and great writing.
Dawn, Thank you for the kind words!