What AM I passionate about?”
Do you ever ask yourself this?
I mean really ask yourself?
TRUST ME I totally did (and still do sometimes) many, many times over.
Mostly my inside dialogue went like this….
“I’m so DONE”
“I just can’t take this anymore”
“Not another day…”
“I want to just turn over in bed and stay put”
“I feel like I have no passion anymore”
DO YOU SEE YOURSELF HERE TOO?
I’m sure I’m not alone in saying these things — Especially women in their 40s and 50s. AND I bet that there is a big chance that you are not doing anything about it? I GET IT. I was stuck in that rut for a very long time too.
I said to myself——
“I DON’T KNOW WHAT MY PASSION IS.” Everyone has one, right? So, why can’t I find mine?
Well first off, I’m thinking at this point in our lives we have accomplished what we set out too — Bought the house. Bought the car. Wore the dress. But in the end, something feels missing.
Sooooo HOW DO YOU FIND YOUR PASSION?
Good question; not an easy answer. For me I had to ask myself questions, look within and get quiet enough with myself to hear the answers. AND that’s not super easy; and it is scary. Lots of emotions surface; lots of feelings have to be dealt with. I’m still dealing with feelings as my journey continues.
I asked myself these three questions and I’ll share them with you:
“What subject could I read 500 books about without getting bored?”
“What could I do for 5 years straight without getting paid?”
“What would I spend my time doing if I could do anything I wanted?”
THEN……..I broke it down into parts like:
FIGURING out what I hate doing and made a list.
REMEMBERING what I liked doing as a child.
CREATING some brand new thoughts as to what I’m interested in.
VISUALIZING getting up early, jumping out of bed, excited about my day.
Once I listened to my inner voice, I slowly but surely pushed past fear and resistance. And don’t kid yourself, I still have many days that I’m a lost soul still searching but I’ll keep on going and keep on pushing my fears aside. It’s all a journey not a marathon.
Do you ever ask yourself this?
I mean really ask yourself?
TRUST ME I totally did (and still do sometimes) many, many times over.
Mostly my inside dialogue went like this….
“I’m so DONE”
“I just can’t take this anymore”
“Not another day…”
“I want to just turn over in bed and stay put”
“I feel like I have no passion anymore”
DO YOU SEE YOURSELF HERE TOO?
I’m sure I’m not alone in saying these things — Especially women in their 40s and 50s. AND I bet that there is a big chance that you are not doing anything about it? I GET IT. I was stuck in that rut for a very long time too.
I said to myself——
“I DON’T KNOW WHAT MY PASSION IS.” Everyone has one, right? So, why can’t I find mine?
Well first off, I’m thinking at this point in our lives we have accomplished what we set out too — Bought the house. Bought the car. Wore the dress. But in the end, something feels missing.
Sooooo HOW DO YOU FIND YOUR PASSION?
Good question; not an easy answer. For me I had to ask myself questions, look within and get quiet enough with myself to hear the answers. AND that’s not super easy; and it is scary. Lots of emotions surface; lots of feelings have to be dealt with. I’m still dealing with feelings as my journey continues.
I asked myself these three questions and I’ll share them with you:
“What subject could I read 500 books about without getting bored?”
“What could I do for 5 years straight without getting paid?”
“What would I spend my time doing if I could do anything I wanted?”
THEN……..I broke it down into parts like:
FIGURING out what I hate doing and made a list.
REMEMBERING what I liked doing as a child.
CREATING some brand new thoughts as to what I’m interested in.
VISUALIZING getting up early, jumping out of bed, excited about my day.
Once I listened to my inner voice, I slowly but surely pushed past fear and resistance. And don’t kid yourself, I still have many days that I’m a lost soul still searching but I’ll keep on going and keep on pushing my fears aside. It’s all a journey not a marathon.
xo~ Corinne