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How do\u00a0you know you’ve found passion? These 10 indicators ensure there’s no doubt.<\/p>\n

\u201cNotice when your hearts leaps up in joyous exuberance\u2026in these moments the voice of the spirit is speaking directly to you.\u201d <\/em>Justine Willis Tom<\/p>\n

We all have burning passion* within, but by our 50\u2019s it can feel like the flame has been permanently extinguished after years of taking care of others and doing what needs to be done.<\/p>\n

*note-the use of the word passion refers not to the romantic variety but the vigorous enthusiasm you feel when what you’re doing what you know<\/em> you were meant to do.<\/p>\n

Passion is there\u2026deep down….safely stored in the vault of the soul.<\/p>\n

Dig and you\u2019ll find it.<\/p>\n

YUMMY AGING<\/a> requires that you do.<\/p>\n

Here’s 20 questions<\/a> to get you started.<\/p>\n

PASSION \u2013 Just the Facts<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0The <\/strong>truth about Passion<\/strong> -Passion is not only what make us most happy but it\u2019s how we make our most important contributions. Passion fuels PURPOSE where we are in service to the world, leave our mark and grow a proud legacy.<\/p>\n

10\u00a0indicators you\u2019ve found Passion<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. You feel pure joy<\/p>\n

2. There\u2019s a tingling-inside-with-excitement that won\u2019t go away<\/p>\n

3. You feel purposeful<\/p>\n

4. You feel connected to Life<\/p>\n

5. You talk, act, think with enthusiasm<\/p>\n

6. You lose track of time<\/p>\n

7. You feel energized and it\u2019s as if you could go on and one<\/p>\n

8. People comment that you seem to be \u2018lit from within’<\/p>\n

9. People say you glow<\/p>\n

10. You feel there is an ease and flow to life<\/p>\n

3 signs to keep digging <\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Life is a struggle<\/p>\n

2. Everything is hard<\/p>\n

3. You are always tired and depleted of energy.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>What if\u2026\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

What if you find your passion and that dastardly inner critic starts babbling?<\/p>\n

Something like this, \u201cPassion shmassion\u2026what are you thinking? \u2026you\u2019re too old for this stuff. What if \u2013 you don\u2019t know how to start living it? What if-it\u2019s in opposition to the life you\u2019re in? What if \u2013 you go for it and fail, fall flat on your face?<\/em><\/p>\n

The inner critic\u2019s negative thoughts and worries could<\/em> replace the feeling of pure joy and replace it with fear bringing everything to a\u00a0full STOP. Suddenly immobilized by fear we could<\/em> decide to leave things just as they are.<\/p>\n

Or NOT.<\/p>\n

It may take some doing but we will send fear and the inner critic packing from this vulnerable place of creating.\u00a0\u00a0Tomorrow. Stay tuned.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cThe most fortunate people on earth are those who have found a passion that\u2019s bigger than they are-that\u2019s moves them and fills their lives with constant aliveness and growth.\u201d Richard Leider<\/em><\/p>\n

reACTION [to change in the response to stimulus]:\u00a0Create a Passion doodle<\/h3>\n

Last year\u00a03 friends and I participated in an OWN online course featuring the author of The Gifts of Imperfection, Brene Brown. What we loved most was the art project that accompanied each segment. We giggled like 8 years old at a birthday party as we played with\u00a0crayons, markers, paint and glitter. The idea was to turn our insights from that chapter into art. But there was something\u00a0 much deeper happening. As we artfully played we were\u00a0transferring the understanding from head to heart where it imprinted in our consciousness.\u00a0The course is\u00a0long finished and the art idea is a keeper.\u00a0 I’m doodling. Taking my insights\u00a0and doodling them where \u00a0the meaning is further infused.\u00a0\u00a0My canvas is a 3\u00a0 X 5\u00a0 recipe card. The\u00a0doodle (above) Passion…signifies \u00a0(to me) that passion and heart and intrinsically intertwined and\u00a0I must stay in my heart to keep passion fueled.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0When a thought has been successfully ‘doodled’ (I often use them as a blog visual) I post it \u00a0on a whiteboard right in front of my computer where I\u00a0see it everyday and am happily reminded of what I know. Give it a try.<\/p>\n

Just as I was about to press PUBLISH a review for a book The Doodle Revolution crossed my path\u00a0 (call it synchronicity). I explored. Written by Sunni Brown <\/a>it makes the case for the incredible power of doodling as a tool to deepen the thinking process and promote creative and critical thinking.<\/p>\n

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