Passion.......

Passion means strong and uncontrollable emotion......and it is a good thing to use as a driving force I have found......and I am not referring to solely the romantic and love kind.....which don't get me wrong is good too;-) But I mean having passion burn inside of you to pursue the things you do in life, is an important piece I believe.....and I feel so lucky to have that.....when I was at that meeting this week with those folks that I do group coaching with, my passion lives there, I feel it burning brightly......and in standing beside others as they overcome their human condition..... it never gets old......and despite embarking on my 21st year at Bushkill and teaching, I still find passion in that too.......in reaching kids, and helping them grow and learn for the year that I get to walk in their story.......and I am, by nature a passionate person......about lots of different things and topics and always have been.............and I have learned that I need people in my life that get that about me, and understand that passion, and have it in them too.......I tend to gravitate toward the passionate folks:) the ones that have fire in their belly for a mission or path........or get excited about the stuff I do......and I guess I write all of this today in thinking about the period of time when my passion was dampened, and I didn't feel that light as much or passion........The other day on my memories another picture came up from 5 years ago this summer.......2019......a selfie.......and I was living under the weight of my ex and his affair.....quite literally and had also put on weight......and as I mentioned the other day and I felt just awful......and I was frantic.....frantic....... and my hair was straggly and falling out......and it showed a girl that had lost her way and her passion......no room for passion actually.....she was purely in survival mode.....and I suppose that is the difference......living versus existing.....and I never seek to just exist again.....and while my life tends to be on the more challenging side lol;-) It also has been on the more vibrant side.....allowing me to live in a way that I never thought was possible, the highs being so very high...... and allowing me to indulge my passions in every way....and well....that is pretty special to me........and as these memories pop up.....they poke something in me, the remembering and all.....but they also serve as a reminder of how far I have come.....and how my consistency and passion for all of it is what has driven me here......and kept me committed in my new life.....passion is a gift and getting to feel as passionate as I do, about as much as I do, feels like a blessing indeed! Happy Sunday:)