As you know I am a big fan of living with passion. In fact, I believe, it is one of the keys to Living Happier. I believe we need to figure out our values, look at our somedays, make a list of the areas we want to explore. I believe rather than career counseling we should have passion counseling where we can explore the areas of our live that make our heart sing. I do not believe there is just one passion in our lives. We can be passionate about a multitude of areas–the key is discovering them and then embracing them with gusto. The happiest people I know have a varied group of passions and they engage in them regularly.
This week two of my favorite bloggers wrote something about living with passion that I thought you might enjoy. So I am including their links here. Miche who writes on the blog Serenity Hacker wrote an interesting post exploring Is Passion Necessary for a Meaningful Life? The title alone really intrigued me. And Michelle at BrazenSoul wrote a wonderful post discussing the idea of Contribution.
I love reading other people’s thoughts on one of my favorite topics and I hope you do too!
Have a wonderful holiday weekend. Whether you are celebrating the last night of Hanukkah, finishing up your Christmas Shopping or preparing for the Winter Solstice. Enjoy.
Very nice, succinct and right-on post. I love your simple plan for living a purposeful life based on values and noticing what makes our "heart sing". Thanks so much for including my blog post in the conversation. I loved the other post you referenced – what a brilliant treatment of the concept.
This is a fascinating topic – pulling apart the meaning of "passion" in making work and life choices. I love that so many writers are honing in on applications for the term that make more sense for each person (and hopefully others that resonate with their version) – and in the process, allowing ourselves to use the term as a guide where it is useful as opposed to overwhelming.