What are you passionate about?

Life holds us by the horns and tell us that our lives need to be run a certain way. The stresses of every day life are the ones that we give the most attention to leaving our aspirations and dreams to fall by the way side. It is our responsibilities, expectations and perceived obligations that are the reason we move in and out of our created world every day. But, there was once passion in our lives and that passion can still be reborn in our newer, more adult lifestyles.

The book shelves are full of self-help publications that aim at offering insight into the best ways to improve overall happiness and fulfillment in life. The heart of these techniques lies in questions we all must ask ourselves. What is your motivation? What are the things that make you smile? What did you want to be when you grew up?

In order to find happiness, we all need to look deep into ourselves and find the things that make us who we really are. Those things that make us smile and whistle when no one else seems to be feeling our happiness. These are the things that need to be the center of our worlds, these are the passions that need to fuel our lives.

The dutiful son or daughter who gives up dreams of acting to attend college and get a "real job" will eventually conform to those expectations. But will he or she be happy sitting behind a desk day in and day out? The doting mother who gives up finishing her Master's degree to take care of the kids will love her children with all her heart and provide them with all their needs and wants. But will she really find solace in mommy and me groups and story time at the local library? The caring husband who sets aside his hobby of collecting model trains because it is viewed as childish will eventually forget the dust covered trains in the attic. But will his passion for tinkering with the shiny trains be placated by repairing the broken dishwasher and changing the oil in his wife's car? We often agree to what is expected of us and drown out the voice inside our head and hearts. But the truth is you don't have to be irresponsible or unreasonable to fulfill your passion.

Discovering your passion may actually be difficult if it's been dormant for an extended period of time. It may have even changed. To answer the question, what are you passionate about, may require that you spend time and energy seriously considering your likes and dislikes. Think back to your youth and the things that interested you as a child or teenager. Think about projects or hobbies you worked on that left you exhilarated. Write in your journal or look through past journal entries and find the pattern of things that leave you feeling better about your day. If you listen to your heart, the answer will reveal itself rivaled by little else.

Once that passion has been rediscovered, living life as a more youthful ans passionate person will become second nature again. But, rest assured, it will be harder the second time around. Real life situations will tug at your passion strings and try to pull you away from the things that once made you so very happy. Resilience is the key to bringing that passion back into your life.

Discovering and living your passion is more rewarding than the raise your boss will give you or the new outfit you bought last week. Material success cannot compare to the feeling of accomplishing a personal goal or living out a dream. When you take the time to fulfill your own desires you will be rewarded with a sense of pride and inner peace.

Do not let another moment pass you by before you take the time to think, what am I passionate about? What unfulfilled dreams do I still have and how can I achieve them? Take this moment to sit back and remember what makes you smile. When you take away all the expectations and obligations, who are you? Find your true self and be your true self. Pursue your passion with passion.

The author, Elliott Roberts, is a writer at Becomng, a Self Improvement blog, covering topics ranging from How To Become Wealthy to Productivity, and more. Visit Becomng, and change your life forever!

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