Follow Passion

Passion cannot be faked or easily described; it must be felt. Any attempt to fake is easily discernible.

Passion branches beyond any one definition and instead isn’t confined to any number of words for explanation. Passion cannot be effectively portrayed via words on a page; it instead must be felt.

Passion is a primal pursuit–it’s an urge to do. It is a deep feeling resonating from within.

Passion is abstract in the sense that no one thing prompts it, but we know when we have it. We know without question when we have it. We are kept awake with wired brains late into the night. Our heart beats faster and our breath becomes shallow when our thoughts are consumed by our passion. If you have ever felt a strong passion for something or someone, you have constantly yearned for that same feeling to return and radiate inside you again. If you have felt passion, you know.

Passion is the driving force for countless tangible innovations, improvements, or growth attempts. In the pursuit of happiness, passion is what we seek to lead us to where we want to be. Following passion gives us purpose, and a purpose gives us a reason to continue. Lean into passion when it is found.

Passion is found by experience. It is found by putting ourselves out into the world. This energization is what we are seeking. The enlightenment of passion is what every human craves.

What wakes us up in the morning?

What keeps us up at night with racing thoughts about how we can be better?

What do we obsess over?

Answering these questions will help us lean further into our passions. As we learn what drives us forward, we can continue to hone in on these activities and people and choose to make them central parts of our lives. Passion provides us with reasons to act and turns our actions into a canvas for improvement. Passion helps sustain relationships because there is the desire to work to make sure they are healthy. The purpose we receive from following our passions seeps into other aspects of our lives. With passion, we can become fulfilled.

Without passion, we are directionless. Without passion, we are stuck in limbo and uncertainty. Each day is another day of questioning what we are meant to do, who we are meant to do it with, and what we are working for— or towards. Life without passion is equivalent to living life on autopilot. We are not in control and are seemingly using our time with no decisive rhyme or reason.

Life without passion is scary, but life without passion is entirely probable. Depending on our current situation, if we are going through any transitions, if we feel we are going through the motions, or if we just have a rough couple of weeks, passion can seem to dissipate from our inner essence of being. Lack of passion is temporary but in this temporary period, we are more easily able to pursue new ventures, new relationships, and new ideas— all in the attempt to find the sparkle of passion. This is the paradox of passion. Sometimes it takes its absence to find what we are actually passionate about.

Finding a purpose in life is a human experience that everyone seeks. Purpose is found through the passions we cultivate in our time on Earth. By following passion, we enable ourselves to find the purpose we seek.