"Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be
done, it's always your choice."
~Wayne Dyer
Good
morning!
We naturally want the best for those with whom we are
close. Whether it be our children, our relatives, our friends, our
acquaintances - as women we are natural nurturers. It's important to
realize that our views and attitudes about our world are the single
biggest influence we can give to those around us--either positive or
negative. Keeping
the zest alive in our own lives is one of the most influential ways to
encourage passion in others. Here are some ideas to awaken the passion
within. Find a role
model. Think of people you know who seem to have a natural passion for
their life and their world. Spend time with these people and spend less
time with people who are negative. Make positive people the models for
your own days and conduct.
Discover something new. Choose an interest that you have
never made time for and make time for it. Perhaps its painting,
writing, photography or woodworking - as you rediscover the passion and
joy found in creating, let that spill over into other areas of your
life.
Ann McGee-Cooper offers strategies to help people
rediscover lost passions in her book, "You Don't Have to Come Home From
Work Exhausted."
Here are a few of her tips:
* Be curious - try anything once.
* Challenge yourself to learn new things.
* Believe in the impossible.
* Smile a lot and laugh often.
* Experience and express emotions freely.
* Be creative - even about solving everyday problems.
*· Let go of worry. Don't dwell on what awful things might happen.
Focus on the incredible things just around the corner.
* Don't allow yourself to be confined by the judgment of others.
* Dream. Imagine your life the way you'd like it to be - no matter how
outrageous.
Your Turn: Keeping the passion alive in
our life is one of the best gifts of encouragement we can share with
those around us. Choose and implement one of the above ideas or create
one of your own that will help awaken passion in your everyday life.
Your Affirmation: I encourage others
through my passion for life.
