The Passion Trap

MAP

Is living your passion the same as shining your light?

Yes and no.  More no than yes though.



Shining your light is about being who you are.  Living your passion is about doing what you love to do.

Passion is an expression of who you are – so you must be who you are before you can do who you are.

Does that make sense to you?

Yes.



If you simply focus on being yourself to the fullest possible extent – a never ending adventure journey – you will do many amazing things in and with your life.

If you simply focus on living your passion then you get caught in a trap.  You box yourself in.



First you must discover your passion – what is it you like to do.

You totally bypass your awareness of beingness.



And why do you want to live your passion?

Because of how you feel.  And feeling is an indication of who you are being.

So by living your passion you are trying to be yourself but in a roundabout and somewhat subconscious manner.

You are aware at some level that being is the place to be and you are doing what you can to get there.



Be first.

That’s all it takes.

Take the shortcut.  Go from point A to B.

This is what you love to do – instant gratification.

So why take the long route to get to where you know you’ll be?

At least know and understand on some level.

Work on that level then.  Bring it forward.  Give it prominence.



The second issue with living your passion is you get stuck there.   You love doing what you do so much you don’t want to let it go.

You even begin to identify yourself as being what you do.

That is dangerous for you.  That locks you into doing before being.

Or at least you think so because to you it appears so.



What if you want to change what you do?  What if you don’t get that feeling anymore?

What if you can’t do what you do anymore?

Who are you?

The same person, the same beautiful being you were before.

That’s who you are.

That never has and never will change.

You be you.

A part of all of us.

The only question you need to answer is who you want to be?  That is your decision to make – over and over as many times as you desire.



Do not concern yourself with living your passion or even finding it.  Simplify your life.

Concern yourself with who you be, not what you do.

I can tell you this a thousand times over – doing is not the shortcut you believe it to be.

It is the path of long-way-around you will see over and over.



Passion is an expression.  Being is a decision.

Be first.  Passion second.

Every time.

Simple.  Effective.  To the point.