Quote:
Originally Posted by Bro. Robbins
You said exactly what my acuaintance said. And honestly, I think that there are some of us in life, that just don't have a passion. I probably didn't in my younger days, but life isn't like that for me now.
There are many of us, that life is about getting up, working 50+ hours at a job we're not crazy about, but desperately need in this economy to survive, meeting church obligations, trying to be a good citizen, chores and duties at home (no wife and live alone, so it's all me at home), family obligations, trying to be the Christian God would have me be, going to bed, and starting all over the next day. I don't have any hobbies, nothing I collect, no spare time to do anything, etc.
I look around me, and see a ton of my friends, especially in recent years, just trying to live. Nothing we're passionate about, but just trying to make it day by day and make it one more day. So, I'll have to disagree here... I used to have many passions, but that luxury is gone in my life now... just how it is... and I see many others in the same boat... and frankly, that's okay. Nothing says you have to have a passion.
|
Maybe you better have another look at your signature line and put that together with what you've said above? God gave us this life to really LIVE, to experience the earth in all it's glory. He could have made it any way he wanted to... with just enough to subsist but He made it glorious with so many wonders. If I were not a farmer, which requires being in one place much of the time here are some things that I would enjoy to the point of considering them a passion:
Fishing/Hunting
Horseback riding
Photography
Travel- especially the RV variety
Travel to other countries
If I had not broken my leg into many pieces that did not properly knit I would include:
Distance running
Hiking
Surfing/Water skiing
One of the things that nearly ruined my life was obligation. The one I had to church especially. Having to be somewhere every time the doors opened, which in my case was 5 times a week, was beyond too much. And while these people were/are my friends and I enjoyed seeing them, we did not really get to interact that much. After all those years I finally came to the conclusion that another sermon is not what I need to live for God... what I needed was to actually LIVE for God. To His glory, in everything I do.
In addition to farming I am a blogger and a raw food advocate. Getting people healthy means something to me. Going out to eat fat filled restaurant food after church with a bunch of people who were already grossly overweight three times a week was not consistent with that at all but it was really the only social outlet in our church except special occasions (which also usually involved food). So for now our little group of home churchers t is working much better for me. They are mostly farmer/homeschooler types, like me.
I truly hope you find things to love in life and to be passionate about.