What are you passionate about?Are you living your passion, or just dreaming about it?How do you find something to get passionate about?Have you ever felt passion?If you don't know the answers to these questions, continue reading!Passion is the strongest indicator of desire.On planet earth, passion is often associated with destructive activities, i.e., "crimes of passion." This is just an inversion of a divine impulse, and involves resistance to something. All desires, no matter how twisted, have positive roots, because consciousness itself is a pure, positive creative potential.Passion is often criticized because it is viewed as undisciplined; an overly emotional state which can be dangerous because the intellect is short–circuited. However, true passion combines both intellect and feeling. True passion is always somewhere in the positive range of the emotional/vibrational scale (we might mistake an angry man for a passionate one, but the two are worlds apart). Because passion is very high on the scale of emotions, and intelligence is proportional to how good you feel, true passion is something very desirable! A truly passionate person is harnessing a ton of life force energy, and can sometimes seem overwhelming to those lower on the scale of vibration/emotion. But that is no reason to avoid that wonderful, powerful feeling!Why is it that during most of our early years we are rarely, if ever, consulted about what we want to do in life? The socialization process (school) stuffs heads full of data and memes that encourage a person to "get an education" so he or she can "find a good job" or "get ahead." Now that's a pretty mundane existence!I think passion is discouraged simply because it is such a high vibration/emotion relative to the society at large, and there is genuine fear that a passionate person is a dangerous person. There is concern that our society would be turned upside down if people were allowed to find their own way without direction from the authorities. I have noticed, however, that when I'm really passionate about something I get very creative. I'm quietly engrossed in my own creative process, not loud or obnoxious or destructive. A more demonstrative fellow might cause a few heads to turn, but so what? True passion is not threatening.A sane society would encourage people to do what makes them feel good, but a fearful one insists upon regulated and standardized behavior. It seems that passing standardized tests is the raison d' etre of our educational system. However, the attempt to structure behavior goes against the Law of Free Will, and the inherent creative nature of consciousness itself. That's why all hierarchical systems eventually crumble.In order to find your passion you just have to FEEL what really excites you and go with it. You have to be willing to share your life with others, even if it's embarrassing sometimes! You have to not care what others think, even if they disagree.I have learned that someone who disagrees with you doesn't make you wrong, or the other misguided. It just means points of view are being expressed. I've also learned that when someone gets personally insulting, that person is giving you a report about THEM. The truly great creators in any field are fearless and confident, unafraid to state their opinions or practice their art even when those opinions are way out of the mainstream.When you are passionate about something you are totally centered within your own life force and you feel good about your creative expression regardless of the response.I recall hearing a performance by an old blues man at a jazz festival. He went up on the stage and played an out of tune guitar very badly, and his voice cracked. But there was something riveting about this recital. Despite his obvious failings, the man held his audience. You could hardly hear a sound as he croaked and twanged his way through the piece, and at the end, the audience broke into spontaneous applause. The man somehow connected very deeply with those he played for.Finding your passion uncovers more of the YOU in you. It is a very rewarding activity and does not require constant diligence; it only requires that you begin to become more mindful, a little bit more conscious, a little bit at a time.Passion and fun are intimately connected. So find something fun to be and do, and watch what happens!Popular writer Kenneth James Michael MacLean has written 6 books and numerous essays.
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