Do You Have Passion?

[A-RON]

I'm curious about this. Are you a passionate person? Do you have strong desires? If so, what are they?

For me, I consider myself to be an extremely passionate person. Everyone I've ever talked to on the subject says that my passion is my strength, but it has never got me anywhere and has actually made me feel stuck or committed many times throughout my life. When I do something, I get REALLY into it and I feel really inspired, but somehow I never follow through.

Is anyone else passionate or do you ever feel inspired? Whether you do or you don't, I'd like to know. Any thoughts?

Aaron

 

[A-RON]

Dang it! I just realized I put this in PTSD Chat. I meant to put it in General Chat. Sorry Anthony.

 

[Kunoichi]

I feel passion...alot of passion and I do the same...I get really really passionate and I know i can do! I still do! But then....I never finish it! grrrrrrr it makes me feel horrible that I can't seem to finish things..i have so many half done projects (like i want to write a book) ....i hate it!

 

[A-RON]

That's exactly how I am, Kunoichi. Tons of half-finished projects. It's funny that you responded to this because your post in another thread (you diary?) is what inspired me to ask this question.

 

[Grama-Herc]

I am the same way in the unfinished project area. Get an idea=====off I go whole hog for it and end up with nothing but a pile of ????? in the corner with the rest of the unfinished items.

Mine comes from my dad, I think. He was always calling me a quitter. Ya tell a child something long enough-true or not-and that child believes it. I can still hear him telling me "NO" you can't have it cuz you will just quit before you learn how to use it" I believe I had asked for a guitar!

Anyone ever call you a quitter? I am curious if this is a possible link to how we are now!

 

[Tinyflame]

Yes, for once I can say something positive about myself- I am passionate and compassionate about people and ideas.

That's pretty much all that keeps me going at this stage of learning in my life when nothing else does. And maybe just sheer stubbornness.

..but yes, can be TERRIBLE for finishing projects, books, etc. unless I keep going.

 

[Kunoichi]

Grama,

I was told I wasn't good enough even IF i completed a project or tast (like getting straight A's and a B or something like that).

 

[Luthien]

I consider myself to be passionate. In fact, when I had to do a project in my presentations class using one word to describe me, the word was passionate.

 

[patrick]

Hell No! I think I used to have some passion, but for the last twenty or so years there has been none. Sometimes I think I might be passionate about something, but it doesn't last. It's part of the reason I keep going on through the sewer, because I can remember what it felt like to be really passionate about something, and I want that back with every breath I take. I've been so damn numb for so long. My emotions so limited...I want to be able to feel like normal people do.

 

[Cindy]

It comes and goes, but yes

It's funny but I can tell when I am passionate about something. I become very animated and engaged in the conversation. In fact one time a therapist pointed it out to me to show me it was there and buried. I was relieved to see and feel it when she pushed the right buttons.

I can become passionate about some things when I'm in a good spell.

Sometimes I think the things we are passionate about we need to focus on when we are in a dry spell to illuminate the dark a little.

And like anyone on this planet, (a little overgeneralization I think) I have many stockpiles of projects in different stages of completion. I hope this is normal because I don't even want to go there .....

Cindy

 

[Mina]

I was really only passionate about two things in life, one of which was destroyed as a teenager and the other I gave up to care for my sister.

I rode and trained horses, and worked at the barn. My father didn't want to take me one day when I was about 13 or 14, and I was quite upset (people were expecting me). He laid into me so hard and long on how it had 'consumed' me and that nothing should ever consume me or anyone like that, and that it was wrong, of the devil, etc. I never forgot it, and never dared be passionate about anything around my parents - I knew it would just get destroyed.

The only other time I've been really passionate about something was a few years ago when I was going into law enforcement. However, I was then faced with the decision of pursuing my passion or taking care of my nearly-murdered sister. I chose my sister. I haven't really been passionate about anything else since.

I have always envied my friends who have a passion in their lives, be it ballet or rabbit rescue or whatever. I would love to have that.

 

[Jestadud]

Sorry A-Ron but had a little chuckle at your miss posting dilema, I'm English we're trained to laugh when something goes tits up!

As it is here in the PTSD dept. how about this thought, maybe passion isn't a strength, maybe it's a weakness?
Maybe passion is too consuming? Maybe being passionate about something means putting it on a pedestal of unobtainability?
Maybe this is why people feel they can't complete things they feel passionate about?
Just a thought.

Jesta