Passion for Life

"I don't know how you do everything you do!"

Every time someone says this to me, and it happens quite often, I can't help but smile.  The kind of smile that's like a ray of light, that comes from a place deep inside your heart that is filled with pure joy.  I usually shrug it off with some comment about getting up early or being disciplined and efficient with time.

Really, my response should be, "I don't know how I could possibly NOT be doing what I'm doing."

That is living a life filled with passion, and I wish I could somehow map out a way that I've arrived here, because I wish everyone could feel this way.  I can't though, because everyone's heart and soul is unique, and I bet everyone's path would be different.  Personally, I know I have always had a sunshiny attitude and optimistic personality, but I also know that I've let it get squished by sarcasm and negativity.  In the past, I've allowed others temper my passion, somehow accepted that I should feel badly for being so positive.  Perhaps the biggest change I've made is not allowing that to happen any longer.  Maybe I've learned that life is too short to let other people dictate how I should live, where my efforts belong.  We have one go around on this planet, and when my turn is over, I want to be confident that I made the most of every single moment.

I am on school vacation this week, and I would be willing to bet that I worked as hard this week as I will next week as I start to dive into MCAS preparations.  I worked on things that bring me absolute, pure joy, and it didn't really feel like work, because it is all feeding into goals I so completely believe I can accomplish.  I had so many ideas, I literally had to force myself to stop and do a "Brain Dump" and write a bunch of things down to keep it all organized, because the excitement got a little overwhelming.

I think I left a little spark on the Fifty
yard line at Gillette tho s summer!

Right now, sitting here writing this post, I can feel my heart beating a little faster, my fingers feel tingly, and I'm smiling, just because I feel amazing about every single thing I'm doing in my life.  I wish I could draw you a map to where I am, because this is such a great place, but only you can map your route.  The best advice I can give you to start you on your way is to pay attention.  Notice when something makes you feel a little spark, because a little spark, with the right care, can turn into a fire that changes your whole world.

If this post inspires you to find your spark, I'd love to hear about it and how you plan to fan the fire.