So often we become the ultimate rule followers, not allowing ourselves to be the free spirits we were meant to be. We fear that we will disappoint, let down, and shame our friends and loved ones when our biggest fear really should be looking in the mirror and being unrecognizable in our own eyes. Once you begin to replace your hopes with regrets, you have "traded your hero's for ghost."
Passion is defined as "Ardent Love". Ardent means to be eager, so passion is being eager to "love"?? If I may, I would like to redefine the word passion, leaving "love" out of it. Passion is an overwhelming, intense emotion that you physically feel in the deepest part of your soul to be a part of something whether that may be an activity, a cause , or a relationship. It cannot be controlled and no one should attempt to do so. It is something that is easily lost and can quickly be aroused, but more importantly...it is what savers our youth. I have met 16 year old kids that live like they are 80 and I have a 96 year old Aunt that rides the wave of life like a 21 year old wild eyed girl.
We draw lines in the sand because we know we are capable of crossing them otherwise we wouldn't need them. In my opinion, we are all standing on the line wondering, waiting, wasting time, waging the war within on whether or not we step over the line we have drawn in the sand to restrict ourselves from...WHAT??? Living??
We don't have to be the person that other people think we should be. We do have to be the person we were created to be. I believe the secret to a happy life is not finding the perfect career, or being overly wealthy, or getting married and having 2.5 kids and a dog named Buster. I believe it is knowing one's self. We get so caught up in the world that we miss out on getting to know and understand what we are all about. You don't have to travel to Tibet and live with monks to figure this out. You just need to start crossing those lines that you have always had the urge to do so.
There's my 3 cents for the day.
