Cultivating Passion

In our society, it’s easy to get on a career path, doing something that maybe isn’t all that exciting to you.  Perhaps your job is very draining and stressful.  You come home and all you can think to do is sit on the couch and stare at the TV, Facebook, Call of Duty, until you can’t keep your eyes open any longer, then you go to bed, starting the same process over again the next day.  That’s tough!  You probably don’t hear “Thank You” enough, or maybe you’re not acknowledged at all.  Sorry for the grim picture, let’s see if we can turn this thing around!

Did you ever meet anyone who was bubbling with excitement?  Perhaps their enthusiasm made you sick to the stomach.  There is something to be learned from these type of people.  Hope.  We all have the ability to feel alive, despite our potentially crummy life circumstances.  We don’t have to be bubbling goof balls either.

Start with your interests.  I find that a lot of people stop cultivating their interests once their lives get "busy".  Work and family life take a huge chuck of time, leaving little room for your hobbies.  Keep your hobbies living.  The average American spends over five hours per week watching television.  Cut your TV time in half to cultivate your passions, interests and hobbies.  

We get so use to thinking we deserve to lounge in front of the TV.  But moreover, we deserve to live fulfilled, meaningful lives, and we do that by participating in our hobbies.  

What passion/interest/hobby have you been neglecting lately?

By: Nicholas Smith, MA, LPC