{"id":330,"date":"2007-10-04T08:02:00","date_gmt":"2007-10-04T08:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/lessonsfromarecoveringdoormat\/2007\/10\/passion-makes-life-a-life.html"},"modified":"2007-10-04T08:02:00","modified_gmt":"2007-10-04T08:02:00","slug":"passion-makes-life-a-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/lessonsfromarecoveringdoormat\/2007\/10\/passion-makes-life-a-life.html","title":{"rendered":"Passion Makes Life a Life!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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People know how much I do. As a full time freelance writer, I can spend 16 hours a day working. But to me it\u2019s not work most of the time. Answering emails is work. Other non-writing aspects of earning a living the way I do is work. But actually writing my books and articles? That\u2019s pleasure!! <\/p>\n

Living a passion driven life is living to the fullest.<\/span> Pushing yourself through the drudgery of a job that just pays the bills and gives no pleasure is wasting a lot of time for me. I work longer hours than most people. Weekends too! But it\u2019s my choice and I\u2019m delighted to be able to make it. People tell me I work too much. I\u2019ve had boyfriends scold me with reasons why I shouldn\u2019t work so hard. That\u2019s often the kiss of death for one if he doesn\u2019t understand:<\/p>\n

When you love what you do, you can\u2019t get enough of it!<\/span><\/p>\n

I looked up the definition of \u201cwork\u201d in several dictionaries and got versions of\u2014using exertion or effort to produce or accomplish something. For me, exertion or effort is more often something I use to pull myself away from my computer. When your work is passion driven, it doesn\u2019t feel like work. It\u2019s play, fun, satisfying, and many other positive adjectives. <\/p>\n

Luciano Pavarotti said, “People think I’m disciplined. It is not discipline. It is devotion. There is a great difference.”<\/span> <\/p>\n

Amen! <\/p>\n

That\u2019s how I feel about my writing and also my speaking. I love to share my thoughts and lessons with others. Having been blessed with a chance to turn my life around, it\u2019s fabulous to be able to help others through my \u201cwork.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s never too late to have a happy life. If you\u2019re not happy, think about what could change that.<\/span> If you didn\u2019t feel too old or unskilled or lacking something else, what would you ideally want to do? You can find a way to do it if you want to. I\u2019m proof of that! I got my college degree in Liberal Arts, which prepared me for nothing. Now I\u2019m one of the top music industry writers and consultants. I also have a fabulous career in writing and speaking about self-empowerment. I invented myself while everyone said I was too old. Past college age and lacking experience and skills. But I learned.

Now I\u2019m deliriously happy every day!<\/span><\/p>\n

Find your passion and pursue it with a vengeance!<\/span> Don\u2019t just pass time like I did for too many years when I lived in DoorMatville. Be the best you can be with what you have and don\u2019t take CAN\u2019T seriously. I was the first white female rapper because my students said I couldn\u2019t rap. I started a successful record label while folks laughed at my ambition. You CAN make a choice to find a happy path. It begins with identifying what you\u2019d love to do, and making a plan to get there.<\/span> Enjoy the ride! ?

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