Restoring Your Passion
All of us find ourselves with a low drive for life sometimes. What we once found passionate we no longer have any desire for. It’s good to know what are the factors that cause one to lose their drive for a certain subject and how one can go about restoring their passion.
Knowing when to pick a new passion is also important if all one’s options have been exhausted, however that is just a last resort. It is my intention that this article helps those who are looking to restore their passion in whatever it is that they do. Feel free to let me know how it helped you. A lot of people think that they just wake up one day and BAM!, they no longer have the drive to go to work, see a certain friend, or be with their wife/husband. All of this didn’t happen out of nowhere. It first started with a little negative thought, and eventually, through The Law of Attraction, the thought turned into many thoughts and it got progressively worse. Eventually it gets so bad that the subject in question begins to become exhausting.
Losing one’s passion doesn’t occur overnight.
So why does it get exhausting? Because negative thoughts on anything are always draining. Positive thoughts are always uplifting, and negative thoughts are always draining. If you think a negative thought on a subject long enough you begin to naturally find yourself turned off the subject. Something that once was enjoyable has now become an undertaking. Pretty soon you find yourself wondering when all this became so hard, however the only thing that happened was one little negative thought that you allowed to go unchecked.
Factors and Solutions
There are several factors that can cause someone to lose their passion for any particular subject. What you must understand is at the core of all of this is your thought. Your thought is everything, and you MUST change the way you look at the subject for the subject to start becoming enjoyable. If you continually look at whatever it is your doing as a chore than it will be that. If you can start imagining yourself having a good time, you WILL start seeing results. Before you start utilizing any of the factors below make sure you start visualizing yourself enjoying the subject in question. Start with your imagination first.
Below are a list of several factors that can contribute to losing one’s passion. I’ve also included solutions that if you put into play (AFTER you have started visualizing yourself enjoying the subject in question) will start to lead you down the path of more enjoyment again.
Too much repetition. After a while our minds start to want more stimulation. If at all possible try to change up what it is that you do. Try to add something new to it.
Forgetting why you started doing it in the first place. When we first got into our passion, there was something that first sparked it. We might have seen someone else doing it well at one point in our life and it blew us away. It might have been a silent moment in nature that brought us some kind of vision. Whatever that spark was you have to find away to spark it again. Sparking it again is fairly simple, all you have to do is think back to what inspired you in the first place and go back to that moment in your mind. After you find it try to see if you can recapture that again someplace in the here and now.
Loneliness. Believe it or not loneliness can be a big passion killer. Whoever you are with or whatever you’re doing requires people you can connect with on EQUAL ground. You should make sure that you can connect with the type of people who are most like you. So if you’re a massage therapist you may connect best with other massage therapists. If you’re an actor you’d connect best with other actors. If you’re a psychiatrist you’d connect best with other psychiatrists. While all of those professions might have human interaction it’s never as fulfilling as dealing with someone on an equal plane as you. If at all possible, try to find a way that you all can relate as well. If you can skillfully do that, you will find your interactions with people to be way more enjoyable.
A bad experience. Sometimes a really bad experience can take place between people or within the subject that is our passion. (When I say subject I’m talking about “passion” ). When this happens it can really take the wind out of us. For some it can be something that permanently takes the drive out of passion. This could be something like an argument between a couple or someone getting injured very badly while playing the sport they love. However, if you want to keep pursuing your passion then I recommend you just let it go as quickly as possible. Letting go simply means you no longer think about the bad experience that happened. It means you choose to focus on the quality of your passion that you enjoy most instead.
I have a friend who LOVES horses. Horses are this girl’s life! She is always talking about the industry and you can tell it’s her passion. She seems most alive when she’s talking about horses. One day we were sitting down for breakfast and she told me a story about the time when she got kicked in the face by her favorite horse. The impact literally left her unconscious for days. When I heard this I was blown away. I had asked how could she ever start riding and interacting with horses again after an experience like that? She simply smiled and said that it was easy for her to do because she has always had so many wonderful experiences with horses. She wasn’t going to let a few bad experiences stop her from the MANY enjoyable ones she has had. When she said this I quickly understood where she was coming from. I realized that she had a deep passion for what she does, and she simply quickly shrugged off the bad experience.
Not taking enough time to reflect. In our busy lives we often don’t take time in the day/week to reflect on the good that has taken place in our lives. If your really want to keep the fire going with your passion then you need to reflect on all the good things you love about your life and passion. Try to write them out on paper if you can. You may even want to start thinking about some of the additional things you like to see happen with your passion. This all gives you a point of references and it constantly lets your mind know that you’re getting something wonderful from what it is you do.
Knowing when to pick a new passion.
If you effectively utilized some of the suggestions I’ve given above than you should actually not have to pick a new passion. Why? Because EVERY passion in life has its pros and cons. Just picking a different one when you feel down about whatever it is you’re doing isn’t going to solve the problem. Eventually you will find yourself at where you were before. However, if deep in your heart you feel you need to pick something new then do so! Use it as opportunity for a completely new start and start utilizing the tips above to keep the fire going forever. If you can do that you will probably turn what it is you’re doing into a very fulfilling and lifelong experience. Remember maintaining one’s passionate fire takes loving it unconditionally. If you love it and stay focused on the parts of it that you love then it will continually be something that keeps on giving. You will soon find yourself in a positive cycle. Good luck!
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