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Education by Sharonubani(f): 10:45am On Jan 28, 2016 |
finding your passion...a wake up call.. Way too many people are fumbling through life, half-asleep, trying to survive the doldrums of the workday only to come home and watch a reality show. There often comes a point where you need to ask yourself what you are really doing in life. Are you truly excited about the things you do? Does your life have great fulfillment and meaning? If not, this is your wake-up call. Living a life of passion is not about finding that one elusive, magic ‘activity’ that brings you untold happiness and success. Passion is a state where you’re excited to get up in the morning, your work has meaning, things flow easily, and most of all, you feel totally fulfilled. Your goal is to find that state, no matter which activities you do. What is Passion… Really? The more I consider the idea of passion, the more I come back to one word. Art. Your passion is your art. Art isn’t necessarily painting watercolors on canvas, art is simply your own unique expression of beauty. Passion is art, and art is the creative expression of beauty. Everyone has a unique canvas that they use to create their art, or, to express their passion. There are as many types of art as there are people in the world. The great ones who stand out in their professions have simply learned to embrace the expression of art in their work. The key here is beauty. Beauty and passion go hand in hand. When someone is living their passion, they put much more energy in making their work beautiful than winning or succeeding. The defense attorney paints beautiful arguments in the court room… The writer paints beautiful words and expressions on the page… the teacher paints beautiful concepts in her students’ minds… The actor paints beautiful emotions onto the screen. The process of finding your passion is much less about which medium you choose, and more about the feeling of energy that you embed into the activity. You could say that those who are living their passion have given up work for full-time play. They choose to dance through life instead of marching inline. It is a mistake to try to find that one ‘passion’ of your life, as if you were born with a specific skill that needs to be expressed. Instead, the key is to find the state where you feel like you’re painting on a blank canvas . If you have ever experienced the state of flow, where time fades away, the creation flows easily, and you are truly enjoying yourself, THAT is passion. Finding and expressing art is how you create a masterpiece out of your life, no matter what canvas/ activity you choose to paint.[b] Way too many people are fumbling through life, half-asleep, trying to survive the doldrums of the workday only to come home and watch a reality show. There often comes a point where you need to ask yourself what you are really doing in life. Are you truly excited about the things you do? Does your life have great fulfillment and meaning? If not, this is your wake-up call. Living a life of passion is not about finding that one elusive, magic ‘activity’ that brings you untold happiness and success. Passion is a state where you’re excited to get up in the morning, your work has meaning, things flow easily, and most of all, you feel totally fulfilled. Your goal is to find that state, no matter which activities you do. What is Passion… Really? The more I consider the idea of passion, the more I come back to one word. Art. Your passion is your art. Art isn’t necessarily painting watercolors on canvas, art is simply your own unique expression of beauty. Passion is art, and art is the creative expression of beauty. Everyone has a unique canvas that they use to create their art, or, to express their passion. There are as many types of art as there are people in the world. The great ones who stand out in their professions have simply learned to embrace the expression of art in their work. The key here is beauty. Beauty and passion go hand in hand. When someone is living their passion, they put much more energy in making their work beautiful than winning or succeeding. The defense attorney paints beautiful arguments in the court room… The writer paints beautiful words and expressions on the page… the teacher paints beautiful concepts in her students’ minds… The actor paints beautiful emotions onto the screen. The process of finding your passion is much less about which medium you choose, and more about the feeling of energy that you embed into the activity. You could say that those who are living their passion have given up work for full-time play. They choose to dance through life instead of marching inline. It is a mistake to try to find that one ‘passion’ of your life, as if you were born with a specific skill that needs to be expressed. Instead, the key is to find the state where you feel like you’re painting on a blank canvas . If you have ever experienced the state of flow, where time fades away, the creation flows easily, and you are truly enjoying yourself, THAT is passion. Finding and expressing art is how you create a masterpiece out of your life, no matter what canvas/ activity you choose to paint.[/b] Way too many people are fumbling through life, half-asleep, trying to survive the doldrums of the workday only to come home and watch a reality show. There often comes a point where you need to ask yourself what you are really doing in life. Are you truly excited about the things you do? Does your life have great fulfillment and meaning? If not, this is your wake-up call. Living a life of passion is not about finding that one elusive, magic ‘activity’ that brings you untold happiness and success. Passion is a state where you’re excited to get up in the morning, your work has meaning, things flow easily, and most of all, you feel totally fulfilled. Your goal is to find that state, no matter which activities you do. What is Passion… Really? The more I consider the idea of passion, the more I come back to one word. Art. Your passion is your art. Art isn’t necessarily painting watercolors on canvas, art is simply your own unique expression of beauty. Passion is art, and art is the creative expression of beauty. Everyone has a unique canvas that they use to create their art, or, to express their passion. There are as many types of art as there are people in the world. The great ones who stand out in their professions have simply learned to embrace the expression of art in their work. The key here is beauty. Beauty and passion go hand in hand. When someone is living their passion, they put much more energy in making their work beautiful than winning or succeeding. The defense attorney paints beautiful arguments in the court room… The writer paints beautiful words and expressions on the page… the teacher paints beautiful concepts in her students’ minds… The actor paints beautiful emotions onto the screen. The process of finding your passion is much less about which medium you choose, and more about the feeling of energy that you embed into the activity. You could say that those who are living their passion have given up work for full-time play. They choose to dance through life instead of marching inline. It is a mistake to try to find that one ‘passion’ of your life, as if you were born with a specific skill that needs to be expressed. Instead, the key is to find the state where you feel like you’re painting on a blank canvas . If you have ever experienced the state of flow, where time fades away, the creation flows easily, and you are truly enjoying yourself, THAT is passion. Finding and expressing art is how you create a masterpiece out of your life, no matter what canvas/ activity you choose to paint. |
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