What do you think of, exactly, when you hear the word p-a-s-s-s-i-o-n?...


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...Is it a LURVE-thing?

Or is it simply the 'fuel' you need to live a successful, and stimulating life?

Or is it both of these and more?

Well, you'll find quotes, poems, and articles to help you make up your own mind.

As for me, I believe a fulfilled life awaits us all - in love, in work, in friendship... we just need to want it!

I'll explain below.

Oh, and do share your views, as always - this is the Self Help Collective, remember!

	P-a-s-s-i-o-n is... doing what ignites the fire inside of you! (Isn't it?)

Passion

What I say...

Confession-time: I am not the most pashonate person in the world! So I don't go gaga over goals (of the football/soccer kind); I don't talk tirelessly about the big issues of the day (deforestation, global warming, third world exploitation...); and I don't particularly have a burning desire in the romance department... (my poor girlfriend, eh! ;-) )

But maybe there is more to it than fervently following your football team, supporting a 'cause', or being 'head over heels' in love.

Maybe it's about how you live your life every second of the day - how much attention you give to everything you do. Maybe it's about what Oprah says below:

"Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes
from focusing on what excites you."
-- Oprah Winfrey

(More passion quotes here!)

Or maybe it's just about finding, and living your life your way, and not somebody else's. (I know a lot about living my own life, having my own values and beliefs, that's for sure. I also know it takes a lot of courage to live your life this way - your way! This is one of the main reasons I created SelfHelpCollective.com, if the truth be known. Interestingly, and you may already know this, I used SiteSell's business-building service called SBI! to conceive of and create SelfHelpCollective.com. SiteSell are a big believer of passion being used to transform lives, also, in terms of turning knowledge into income, as this page explains!)

Or maybe it's about a life (and love) that can be summed up by a poem or a stirring quotation thus:

"You know that when I hate you, it is because I love you
to a point of passion that unhinges my soul."
-- Julie de Lespinasse

(More love quotes here!)

Or, maybe, it's all of these things. (How did you know I was going to say that, eh!)

Yes, maybe this magical word can simply be summed up by these words:

love,

poems,

quotes,

finding and living by your own P-A-S-S-I-O-N-S

Don't ask me!

I just live here.

I certainly don't know it all!

In fact, I'd love it if you shared your thoughts on this subject! :-)

P-a-s-s-i-o-n - what they say...

According to Wiktionary.org, the definition is this:

1. Any great, powerful emotion, especially love or hate.
2. fervor, determination.
3. An object of [...] love or strong interest.
4. (Christianity) The suffering of Jesus leading up to and during his crucifixion.
5. A play, musical composition or display meant to commemorate the suffering of Jesus.

Which isn't saying much more than I've already said, really. Apart from the Christianity angle.

According to Carloline Shipsey from Healthy Lifestyle Success

I think this P-word is much over-used, at least on the internet. I frequently see websites where people introduce themselves as being 'passionate' about photography, or cooking, bee-keeping or whatever. A closer look usually reveals that sometimes they are genuinely very interested in whatever topic, but sometimes the word has just been used for effect.

Like Steve, I can say I'm not a truly passionate person :-( I'm devoted to my dogs and would do anything to make sure they have a good life. I care about the countryside I live in, that it is not blighted by building or litter or vandalism. When I see people who are homeless on the streets or in the woods around my home, I care about each and everyone of them - are they hungry, wet, cold etc. and try to help. In fact I care deeply about lots of things, but not with 'passion' - I just don't feel it that strongly, well maybe about my dogs :-)

To me, people who really have the P-word inside of them are inspiring but somehow I'm always slightly in awe of them, too. I never really believe that I could also be possessed by such a strong emotion that would lead me to greater things in my life. Perhaps if I could be really motivated by money then I would become enthusiastic about following a career, that in turn would lead to a posh house or a smart car - but I'm not motivated by money either!

If I could have passion maybe my life would be more balanced. I feel pain - my pain and other peoples pain - I laugh and cry but somehow the intensity of passion doesn't exist for me. To end on a positive note, I do believe its in there somewhere, just waiting to be ignited...

According to The Passion Test website:

"It takes great courage for anyone to follow their passions...
It takes courage for you to be you!"

Well, at least their Test can help! That's what Jack Canfield says, anyway...

According to You?...

Yes, your views on this topic count at the Self Help Collective just as much as anybody else's. So what do you say? (Do let us know! Thanks. :-) )

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