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I hate to see people being taken advantage of. I wouldnt say that I feel like I need to tell people what to do or how to live their lives but I like it when people know what their options are and how they can make the most out of the situations they are in and to also know that they have the ability to believe they can change it.
My passions in life are many; my wife and kitty cat, travel, photography, fine dining, old cars, trucks and fire apparatus, toy collecting, posting on C-D, and generally just enjoying life after the childhood from Hell. I've always wanted to be a truck driver, so now I'm like a kid in a candy store! One of my purposes in life is to tell everyone that will listen about highway safety and sharing the road with trucks.
lilpad said:My aptitude was supposed to be as minister, counselor or photographer, go figure! But my passion has always been dancing, writing and interior decorating. Trying to fit one or more now into a new career plan.
What is that? I am totally NONreligious. But would consider counseling. The counselee would have to do as I tell them, or they couldn't come back! Waste of their money and my time.
I have a passion for puzzles, mysteries, and writing. I love finding peaceful places that stir my emotions, music that makes me come alive, and meeting people that stop me in my tracks; they are so fascinating.
I bought the dvd "The Secret" by Rhonda Byrnes. My life changed a bit, and for the first time, I stopped waiting to find the time to explore my desires, and began living in them.
I am writing my first novel in a series of three, and most of my inspiration comes from my favorite cd-Enya "paint the sky with stars."
Best wishes to you as you pursue your passion writing !!!
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Originally Posted by Katlakat
I have a passion for puzzles, mysteries, and writing. I love finding peaceful places that stir my emotions, music that makes me come alive, and meeting people that stop me in my tracks; they are so fascinating.
I bought the dvd "The Secret" by Rhonda Byrnes. My life changed a bit, and for the first time, I stopped waiting to find the time to explore my desires, and began living in them.
I am writing my first novel in a series of three, and most of my inspiration comes from my favorite cd-Enya "paint the sky with stars."
Nice post, HDL. I love these positive, thoughtful posts.
My passions have not necessarily changed, but been appended to over the years. Passions for me are anything I can creatively make with my hands - painting, stenciling, writing, cooking/baking, my 1st career as a make-up artist/hairstylist, sewing clothing/pillows/curtains, making soap/skin care products for myself & gifts, decorating in all its forms, refinishing/upholstering furniture, any & all arts & crafts. Love it all & I almost don't care which I do, as long as I'm creating, busy & I find it quite relaxing.
I actually still do a little of each, particularly fixing my mom's hair twice/wk (I still can't talk her into flaming red Lucy hair), baking bread & writing children's stories/picture books for my 4-yr old nephew in CA. I'm cross-country, so I enjoy mailing them to him. Everything else I do on an ad-hoc basis, only as I'm busy renovating my home, so steeped in creativity all day long.
For purpose, I'd say I've changed drastically from decade to decade. In my late teens/early 20's, all I wanted was to get away from where I lived in my teens. It became my purpose to work hard, but was very unfulfilling as I was an "if only I could change xxx, I'd be happy" kind of person. That brought on years of deep depression & there was a time in my late 20's/early 30's when I felt I had no purpose. At 34, I drastically changed my attitude from being an Eeyore-type ("woe is me", "nothing ever goes right for me") & became "happy for no reason", which is how a co-worker once described me. The same woman once told me I smiled too much! Oh, no, not that! The horror!
I believe one of our main purposes after being placed on this earthplane is to be as happy as possible, not to be confused with irresponsibility & 24/7 partying (except for the month long "August HDL 1K Point Party", of course!) I've changed careers a number of times, hoping to find purpose & struggled while learning that I needed to find purpose inside myself, not outside, which is why I couldn't find my purpose by switching jobs every 6-mos/1-yr. It may sound inane to some, but each of us has different challenges & ways to deal with them. Once I lightened up my attitude & adopted a more relaxed frame of mind, it's amazing how my coping skills increased, drastically. Prior to that, I thought my sarcastic, cynical way of looking at the world was realistic. Once I learned it was the only way I knew how to cope, I was able to lovingly let it go. Now, there's no stopping me.
My purpose now is to spend my 2nd half of life, taking better care of myself, meaning not working so many hours, particularly at jobs I don't enjoy; not saying "tomorrow" or "someday, I'll do that"; placing friends, travel & fun in life, as a priority. I now let negative people go, whether they're friends, family, co-workers, neighbors I might have lent an ear to before. I have limited time, I send silent blessings to the miserable I encounter & do not allow them to tread on my ability to retain a good mood, all day long, for no reason, smiling too much.
Gary Zukov once said, "When you know better, you do better". I don't regret "before". I just didn't know any better. Now I can make better choices, like returning to school next year in an effort to change careers to a much better paying one, which is more creative than IT & much less hours than I've ever worked. I'll actually be able to support myself quite nicely working PT, freeing up time to travel more & enjoy more, building a nice network of friends. Finding my life's last partner is important to me & I've begun taking strides in that direction, as well. Relaxing more is important & it took surgeries to show me I could slow down & not perish, but it's okay, lesson learned.
There's lots more on the horizon, but that's a start. I'll figure it out as I go along, modify my purpose as I need, append to passions as I find new ones & see a healthy, happy life in a new region of the country beginning very soon. My last passion is to return to Europe someday to live out my last years. It's my home & I put that energy before me, leaving the door open. I know it will happen, but have plenty of time for it to work itself into my schedule.
Enjoy your passions, everyone... VV
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To easy!
Waste of their money and my time.
Thank you for sharing that Katlakat!
