After I wrote the blog on Following Your Passion, I got to thinking about how that idea puts undue pressure on people. Passion is a very strong word. When a conversation turns to that topic of finding your passion, people often become visible uncomfortable. They wriggle in their seats, make faces, or grow very quiet. Conversation comes to a standstill. The conclusion is that there must be something wrong with you if you either don’t have a passion or don’t have any interest in finding something to be passionate about. There isn’t. Most people fall into the category of liking activities or occupations but not feeling passionate about them. In fact, as noted above, the idea of passion unnerves most people.
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We live in a culture of rapidly changing spiritual perceptions. More people are moving away from traditional churches into a free-flowing search for Meaning and Purpose in life. We are opening our minds to new and different ways of thinking and opening our hearts to new ways of experiencing the Divine.
Everything you do is a success. I can hear you scoffing but it is true, everything you do is a success. Everything I have done has been a success. When I was twenty-one, I was successfully fired from a banking job. At twenty-seven, I successfully ended a marriage. And years later, I successfully walked out of a job in the middle of the day.
Why are these successes? Because they worked; I got myself fired perfectly. The divorce was successful. And the walking out went quite well, thank you. Ah, but did these events feel good at the time? Oh, heavens no. All of them were painful and ugly. But I cannot say I failed at doing any of them. I did them extraordinarily well. . |
M.U.S.E. MeditationThe Angel that presided
o'er my birth Said "Little creature, form'd of Joy & Mirth Go love without the help of any Thing on Earth. – William Blake AuthorRev. Deborah is a spiritual explorer. She has been teaching in the spiritual metaphysics field for over forty years and her specialty is to help each person discover his/her unique spiritual path. Archives
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