IS THE 'PASSION' SEARCH FRUSTRATING YOU
In the spiritual community, there is significant pressure to uncover our passion or purpose. We go to seminars, take courses, and seek spiritual counseling to "raise our vibration" and find our reason for living. And for some, despite doing everything we know to do, no clear path emerges.
These four considerations may help release the pressure:
1 THE PASSION POISON
When all efforts fail to reveal an elusive passion, we may begin to turn on ourselves—especially when others seem to be thriving in their purpose. Self-doubt creeps in:
Why hasn’t mine shown up yet?Aren’t I spiritually advanced enough to know my passion?I’ve meditated. I’ve given. I’ve bled. When will it come?
Guilt then takes root, and our pursuit of passion becomes a compulsion rather than a discovery. It drains life force, diverts focus from the present moment, and can create a toxic internal narrative. What began as an inspired search can morph into a burden, a haunting, a poison.
✦ If the path hasn’t revealed itself, perhaps you’re being asked to stop searching and begin allowing. [Start here quietly.]
2 THE PASSION CARROT
"Live your passion and the money will come" is a well-meaning refrain that doesn’t always play out. For many, passion and financial sustenance do not walk hand-in-hand. It’s not failure. It’s simply how the expression unfolds.
A passion may inspire, nourish, even transform you—but expecting it to also fund your life may overburden it. When passion must perform, it may wither. Love it for what it offers, not what it must produce.
3 PASSIONS OF MANY COLORS
What if passion isn’t a single grand discovery, but a series of quiet engagements? Some drift joyfully from one interest to another, appearing scattered, but actually thriving in diversity.
Even lifelong passions evolve. They reshape. They soften. They surprise. And often, the most impactful passions don’t look “spiritual” at all.
✦ If you feel joy, presence, or quiet fulfillment in something—however ordinary—you may already be in your passion. [Feel into it here.]
4 THE ULTIMATE PASSION
What if life is the passion?
What if waking up, walking in the world, being present for each moment—even the mundane ones—is the deepest expression of purpose?
There doesn’t have to be one great accomplishment. There doesn’t have to be clarity at every turn. To simply be here is itself an extraordinary act.
✦ The passion might not be something to find. It might be something you’re already living. [Confirm that here.]
THE BOTTOM LINE
Just take the next honest step. Let yourself off the hook. Allow this breath to be your passion.
If we truly understood the herculean effort it takes to be in a body, to live in this world, and to wake up each morning—perhaps we could finally relax, and let that be enough.
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