As I lay on the cold floor last – I thought about my life.

At about 2:00 am, I woke up and knew I was going to be sick.  As I lay on the cold floor of the bathroom trying to feel better, I started to think about my life (to avoid thinking of my stomach, of course!) and my passions.  When I finally got up and walked into the kitchen, I happened to see a card with one of my favorite phrases (author anonymous):

If you have passion for what you do, the company you keep, the life you live, it will be reflected in whatever you create.  Passion is like that.  It springs out, jumps unpredictable and unplanned into every thing we touch.  If it doesn’t, others know.  Passion can’t be faked and it can’t be manufactured.  Which is why it is so priceless.

What is passion?  What is my passion?  This is a question that plagues many of us for most of our lives.  It certainly gives me pause.

If you Google the definition of “passion”  you get some of the following:

• a strong feeling or emotion
• the trait of being intensely emotional
• something that is desired intensely
• love of any object; warm affection
• a feeling of strong sexual desire

Look how different the definitions are for one word.  It’s a word that can’t be defined.  Instead, passion defines you.

Ask yourself the question – what defines who I am?  What drives me?  How and where and when do I feel that passion?  That love for where I am and what I’m doing?

I’m still exploring this issue of passion but I know that the things I feel passionate about are not always the things I do well!  But they are the things that make me the most happy.

Think of those times when you are the most happy.  In the calmest of states.  Then try to expand those times.

Life is short, as they say on the coffee cup.  So, made sure that a significant percentage of your time is spent where you have that feeling of passion, love and peace.  If nothing else, find a minute of it today!

Have a wonderful start to the week.