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Category: Passion

Good Luck for 2015!

Don’t be fooled by the calendar. There are only as many days in the year as you make use of. One man gets only a week’s value out of a year while another man gets a full year’s value out of a week. – Charles Richards

2014 did not end on a great note as I suffered a personal loss in the form of the death of a loved one. Death is inevitable, and a painful reality of life, but every time it hits us with a force that we didn’t even know existed. If there is any universal truth, it is the fact that all who are born, must die, and yet, death is the farthest thing from our minds when we are busy living our lives.

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When Passion Gets Boring

passgetborSome time ago, I attended a meditation camp. Now, before I continue, I must make it clear  that I am not someone who meditates on a regular basis. It was just by chance that I attended the camp. The teacher there, a sanyasi, said something very interesting.

He told us that even after years of practice, he himself sometimes found meditating difficult, and felt like giving it all up. This confession seemed strange to me, because I had always assumed that such feelings belonged to the amateurs, not the experts.

When we meet experts, it is only natural to assume that they thoroughly enjoy what they do, and that they never get bored of it. But, more often than not, that is not true. It is only human to get bored of things. The trick is to find ways and means to stay passionate about things you love even through the periods of ennui.

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How to find your Passion?

181788_affettuoso_carloso_1The most common advice that you can expect from any motivational speaker is this : Do what you are passionate about.

If everyone knows that, it should be easy. Right?

Only it isn’t.

Very few are able to identify what they are passionate about – for the rest, the search for passion is a lifelong exercise. Sometimes, by the time a person knows for sure what he is passionate about, it is too late to do anything about it.

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