Passion is NOT a destination

Being a working mom (who loves both roles) means I’m always on a quest to find balance. With no “extra” time available I use the 12 minutes I have in the car from my house to the station to indulge in audiobooks that challenge me. Nothing feels better than finding one good insight that resonates and profoundly changes the way I run my life – one step closer to balance right? 😉

My latest read is by Mel Brooks called “Take control of your life”. The title is deceiving. Her view is that we “think” we take control of our lives when we have fear by creating a lot of activity to mask that feeling when really we should be listening to that fear.

What are we afraid of? Is it opportunity for growth? Are we holding ourselves back? And on the other end of the spectrum, what excites us? What gives us energy?

One of the major themes stuck with me. Passion is NOT a destination. Passion is energy you feel when you are doing something you love. You don’t find your “passion”. You find things that you are passionate about. That doesn’t mean if you quit your current job to do that for a living that you would be happy. Just because you love to travel doesn’t mean you would be happy traveling for a living.

If something gives you energy then find a simple way to incorporate that into your life in small chunks. Alternatively, if something depletes your energy find a small way to do less of that. Each of these small changes will bring you closer to doing what aligns strongest to you. When that is aligned – that’s how you will add the most value and feel the most fulfilled.

I regularly hear people say they want to find their passion…I really like how achievable this notion makes it for everyone.

Sonya D Mathieu