Passions of Late

As with the Ebb and Flow of most things in life, I find myself in a state of silence lately, unwilling to share with the world even a glimmer of the goings on within my life. I'm thankful for the moments like this... I find that most often, these times allow me to reflect on everything that I have allowed to simmer inside and provide good building blocks for future writing efforts.

Today as I was driving to work, I was listening to a goofy morning talk show that just happened to have a number of people calling in to a psychic that makes regular guest appearances on the show.

One of the callers mentioned that they were having a hard time making the decision as to the path that they would take in life... and as the psychic was talking to this person over the phone the radio host cut into the conversation and started talking about how important it was to find out what your passions are and to truly pursue those no matter what. Make those the priority in your life because that is what will make life most rich and worthwhile...

It reminded me about another quote...

"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing."

Theodore Roosevelt, Speech in New York, September 7, 1903 [26th president of US (1858 - 1919)]


These thoughts stayed with me for most of the day as this has proven to be a really big challenge for me

It's not that I don't have passions... I feel passionate about many things. I am passionate about life itself and all that it has encompassed up to this very moment. I am passionate about "quality", which has been such a fascinating thing to study throughout the years as it has so many applications in both my life and the world in which I am a small part of.

I am passionate about running and all of the opportunities that it has presented to me. I am passionate about capturing the little moments through photography and writing... as those have both become perfect creative outlets that seem to draw me in more and more as I have experimented with them both over the past few years.

Perhaps the problem isn't in finding the passions in my life, but in truly making those a bigger priority. So many times these things take the sidelines to the busy things that fill up my life... the hustle and bustle of doing the things that, although important are perhaps not the MOST important.

So I have decided to work a bit harder at focusing on the passions that truly stand out from the rest...

1. Running
2. Photography
3. Writing

I have ideas in the works for all three of these passions and will continue to post my thoughts, feelings and experiences relating to each one. Perhaps if nothing else putting them out here for the world to see will assist in my efforts to truly bring these areas of my life into greater focus.

Wish me luck! :)