How do you feel when you're living your passion? This quote pretty much sums it up:
“You will wake up every morning
with a limitless reservoir of energy and enthusiasm. All your thoughts will be
focused on your definite objective.. You won’t have time to waste time.
Valuable mental power will, therefore, not be wasted on trifling thoughts. You
will automatically erase the worry habit and become far more effective and
productive. Interestingly, you will also have a deep sense of inner harmony, as
if you are somehow being guided to realize your mission. It is a wonderful
feeling.” ~ Robin Sharma
Today, I have two questions for you to ponder:
What is it that you love to do so much that you would pay to do it?
How much would it take for you not to do what you are currently doing for a living?
These questions came from listening to a couple of Brian Johnson's sessions from the En*Theos Academy - either his Philosopher's Notes on the Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz or Optimal Living 101 Q&A, Session 19, I can't remember which at the moment - and a discussion with a co-worker after I said in a smart-alecky tone, "I LOVE my job!" one day in the office.
Now it should be noted that I do enjoy my current job very much. However, do I truly love it? No. Why not? Because most of the time it does not feed my fire, it does not fulfill my passion.
My passion is helping people realize that we are all human beings first and all else comes second, and from that base helping others become the best human beings they can be. I pay to learn how to express that passion more fully in life by the classes I take, the group functions I attend, and most recently attaining my professional coaching certification. I share my passion by helping other people grow, either directly by mentoring and coaching or indirectly via my Facebook page, this blog, my poetry and/or my fiction.
As to answering the second question, if I brought income in that matched what I currently make at my "day job" plus 20% doing what I truly love to do - helping others grow as human beings - I'd retire from my current job tomorrow. Heck, I 'd give my notice right now!
How can you tell the difference between doing a job you like and doing what you love? Doing what you love feeds the fire inside. And, you cannot not do what you truly love to do - you may be able to bury it for a while, ignore it, or neglect it for a time, but your passion will always boil to the surface. If you don't feed the fire that feeds you, you'll feel more numb and depressed than alive and invigorated.
So follow the light and path of your passion and the fulfillment of feeding the fire!
Namaste!
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