First, what
IS passion? For me it's the red pepper in my chili, the Irish
Cream in my coffee, the wasabi in my sushi! It feels like somebody
reached over here and cranked my life's volume up about 10 notches!
If life were O.J. then passion would be that concentrate stuff.
The "Z"
words have always done a good job for me in describing passion.
Zzzeal. Zzzing. Zzzip.
Gosh, isn't
that our favorite part of falling in love? Those moments of
passion when we skip meals without noticing and lose weight
without trying? I remember starting a new business when I was
younger. I loved the passion I felt that blinded me from worries
or obstacles. I loved that part of myself!
PASSION
isn't one of those things that you and I can bring about by
TRYING
to bring it about. It's a bi-product of something else. Have
you ever had a "passionate fight" with someone?
What makes it "passionate"? There's more volume,
there's more intensity, there's more...there's more TRUTH!
TRUTH
sets the table for PASSION.
Stay with
me on this. It's extremely simple yet profoundly powerful stuff.
That's
why, after one of those "knock down drag out" fights
with your lover, you make passionate love like there's no tomorrow.
Why? Because you just SPOKE YOUR TRUTH!
You opened your Kimono! You Expressed
baby! Like never before. And as unhealthy as your method may
have been with all its accusations and flaring adjectives, YOU
GOT YOUR TRUTH OUT. And, whoa did that feel GREAT!
The
truth is a life secret that holds power far beyond what our
minds can comprehend. And this is one area that it shows up
for us. Passion.
Personally
I'm experiencing more and more passion for my work, for my friends,
for my partner, for you! Yes, you. I am passionate about the
words I'm writing to you right now.
The
more no-holding-back I express,
the more gurgling passion I experience within myself.
When
I hold back, I decline BEING
ME. I ask less, speak up less, risk less, dream less, express
less, I allow myself to feel less. I'm running on 60 watts instead
of my "manufacturer's recommended" 100. I'M NOT LIVING
OUT MY AUTHENTIC ME. My Truth. What's my truth?
WHO I AM. Who am I? The answers to
that question have been blocked out & covered over for most
of our adult lives, making them difficult to remember. But as
we remember,
as we can then uncover what we know about who we are, we get
back to being ourselves and our PASSION FOR THINGS AND PEOPLE
BEGINS TO EMERGE!
You may
think of Passion as something you "achieve" or that
you "muster up". Boy oh boy do I have some great news
for you!
