Well hello 2020! I'm supper excited about the new decade
and I hope you are too. On new year eve, we stayed home and after the kids were
tucked in, my husband and I stayed up into the early hours talking about all
the amazing things we're hopeful for as we continue to work on our goals togather. I must admit that really got me very excited and I'm so looking forward
to all the things we have in the pipeline.
It was a new year's eve well spent!
It's that time of the year again, where everyone is
talking about new year's resolutions. It's all over social media and everyone
is so pumped, which is great to see, but I don't personally do resolutions. Simply
because like most people, I start off the year all excited for the first few
weeks of the year and before long all the excitement fizzles out and I get
stuck. I'm more of a goal setter because it makes more sense to me and it's
easier for me to stick to them long term.
So in the spirit of the season, I'm writing about a
topic that has a lot to do with goal setting and it's also very important...PASSION: Specifically, what is passion in life meaning. Passion is defined as " Strong
Desire for something: In whatever context, if someone desires for something and
that desire has some strong feeling or emotion". In layman's term passion
is simply doing the things you love to do with the least amount of
efforts but with the most energy and happiness. It could be as simply as being passionate about listening to music and on a grander side helping the poor and the less fortunate. It really doesn't matter as long as it is done with a positive energy.
For many years, I'd hear people talk about how following
their passion translated to them living in their purpose and living their best lives. To be honest, I thought it was a cliché because I couldn't figure out my
passion for the life of me. Everytime, I heard "the key to success is realizing your passion and purpose" or my favourite quotes from Oprah
Winfrey..." Passion is
energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you".
I would rack my brain trying to understand or figure out what my true passion
was.
After some soul searching, I finally understood my true passion
and purpose and has since given me the ultimate freedom to embrace my true self. It's
the best thing anyone can do for themselves because it brings so much joy, happiness, contentment, and
fulfilment.
I know I'm not the only one who struggled to finally realize my passion. I imagine there are others struggling, and that prompted me to write
a blog post in hopes of pushing others in the same direction sooner than later. If you don't know what you're passionate about, you're not
alone and it's not too late.
On today's blog post, I'm talking about few tips that were instrumental in my journey of self discovery. I hope you find it beneficial too, enjoy!
On today's blog post, I'm talking about few tips that were instrumental in my journey of self discovery. I hope you find it beneficial too, enjoy!
Realizing Your Passion:
First of all, noticing your passion entails paying close attention, and doing away with distractions so you can focus on what it is
that you're truly passionate about. It's important to look for patterns
throughout your life about the things you tend to enjoy doing with so much easy and energy.
For me, it's style, decorating, organizing and helping others. Every time we moved, I'll literally arrange and put everything away in a span of few days. Looking back, I also remember I'd spend hours in the home section of department stores (I still do) looking through home items. As well as arranging my clothes in my closets perfectly and I would know
immediately if something was out of place.
Up until recently, I thought it was just something I just
do and didn't give it a second thought. After paying close attention, I recognized it's my passion. It's something I enjoy doing...it literally makes my heart smiles and I feel good doing.
Secondly, it's important to discover your
personality by asking yourself the following questions. What are your
characteristic and behaviour? What are your tendencies and what makes you
special or unique? Is there a behaviour that has been consistent throughout your
life?
For me the love for all things style, design and information sharing has been
consistent in my life. It excites me, knowing that my actions or something I had shared helped someone else.
Thirdly, figuring out your personal strengths and your personal
weakness is also very important. We're not all good at everything, so figure
out what it is that you do best and can't wait to do it every waking day. Personally I'm not good at public speaking, so it's not my goal to stand on stage and motivate
people. But just because I'm not good at public speaking, it doesn't mean I can't make an impact. I figured out a way to make it work for my temperament. I enjoy writing so I chose to motivate others by writing and sharing on my blog.
I say all that to say, you can always find other ways to make it work for you. It's ok if you're not an expert at it yet, the fact that you enjoy doing it is a win. Bring the energy needed and maximize on it by getting the necessary training to perfect your craft so you can confidently own your skill sets and run with it.
I say all that to say, you can always find other ways to make it work for you. It's ok if you're not an expert at it yet, the fact that you enjoy doing it is a win. Bring the energy needed and maximize on it by getting the necessary training to perfect your craft so you can confidently own your skill sets and run with it.
Lastly, if all else fails, ask your love ones. Sometimes
our love ones can see the gift in us and the energy we put into things. We may down play it or take it for granted. Consider the following questions: What are people coming to you for help with? Are your friends and
family coming to you for advice on relationship? Are they asking you questions
of weight loss? The chances are,
whatever others are coming to you for help is in fact closely related to your
passion and true purpose, so pay attention, put it to work and make it work for
you.
Finally, passion doesn't necessarily have to be related
to your job or career. It doesn't even have to make you money for you to enjoy
it. Passion is simply something you can't imagine yourself not doing with or
without money. Passion is critical to
our happiness, it makes us lively and live a more fulfilled life so it
important for everyone to be on the journey of self discovery so you can be the
best version of yourself.
In closing, figuring out my passion was not instant, and I
imagine it'll be the same for others.
It took me awhile after a thoughtful inner search and analyzing my life
to eliminate what doesn't serve me and finally focusing on what makes me happy.
Now I can't imagine doing anything else.
It's never too late and you're not too old to live out your
passion/purpose. It's not always so glaring, sometimes you need to find it, develop it and master it, so don't give up just yet. I hope this blog post empowers to find out what naturally apeals to you, and or excites you so you can align it to your purpose and ultimately live your best life.
Medaase! (Thank You) Wishing you all the best in the new year and S.M.I.L.E.
S-See
M-Miracles
I-In
L-Life
E-Everyday
XX
EMELIA
S-See
M-Miracles
I-In
L-Life
E-Everyday
XX
EMELIA