Sunday Scribblings #99 Passion

While browsing the Sunday Scribblings posts on this topic, I noticed that the underlying theme of the posts seemed to be:

Passion = intensity

Hmm. Now, I really enjoy doing a lot of things. Knitting, walking, blogging (no duh), photography, sewing, a great cup of coffee. But I don’t recognize myself as being an intense person. I am enjoying this quiet road unfurling in front of me without dips and curves. I don’t believe that translates into a person without passion.

If tomorrow dawned and I was forbidden to participate in any of the activities that I enjoy, my life as I know it would not end. I don’t feel driven to do these things to the exclusion of all else. Well, taking away my coffee might be a bump in the road. Perhaps we could re-negotiate that part.

I know these things:

I know that I am passionately grateful for this wonderful life and my incredible family.

I know that I am passionately at peace and happier right now than at any other time in my life.

And I know that a quiet passion is equal to a passion with burning intensity.

Now, about that coffee…….

coffee cup

Curlicue

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7 Responses to “Sunday Scribblings #99 Passion”

  1. paisley Says:
    February 23, 2008 at 6:13 pm

    i do so wish i could learn to enjoy the quieter things you talk about.. i guess i do my writing i do like that… but other than that i feel as if all the passion i was supposed to get… i already used up

  2. Redness Says:
    February 23, 2008 at 9:55 pm

    Me too - green tea please, no caffeine, great post!

  3. cricket51 Says:
    February 23, 2008 at 11:23 pm

    I do not believe passion requires movement. only commitment.

  4. Tumblewords Says:
    February 25, 2008 at 5:52 pm

    I’m so with you on this. I have a new coffee pot that inspires passion. A new photograph, an old painting, a special word. Lovely post!

  5. patois Says:
    February 25, 2008 at 7:40 pm

    Lovely.

  6. rebecca Says:
    February 26, 2008 at 2:29 pm

    oh, how i do love the way you tied it up with the things that you DO KNOW that you are passionate about….and i couldn’t agree more!

    very well put…

  7. Amarettogirl Says:
    February 28, 2008 at 3:30 pm

    Living a valuable life the way you want to (EVEN IF QUIET AND UNEVENTFUL) is still living a passionate life - to me…thank you for sharing your thoughts with us at SS!

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