Where is your Passion?

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I have always tried to surround myself with people that are passionate. Persons who are optimistic in nature, not looking at what things are, but, what it can be. Not if something will be, but, rather when it will happen.

Passion is inspirational. I can feel it in you and it is intriguing to watch your soul become motivated.



pas·sion·ate /ˈpæʃənət/ adjective

1: having, showing, or expressing strong emotions or beliefs source

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There are countless things about which people are passionate – if something can be experienced, studied, collected, grown, or raised, I can find somebody-somewhere- who is passionate about it. This itself provides great variety in life- as we mix with those whose passions are different from ours. A gentle mix of passion and spice that makes the world go round.

So, I ask you; what is it that fires your engines every day? What is it that gets you up in the morning? What moves you? What is your passion? — at smelling the bouquet of life.


Feel free to leave me an answer in the comment section! I would love to know what your passion is! I didn't have to think long or hard about this, although, I did find that I have far too many passions to fit into my twenty-four-hour day. I have a feeling that many of us do.

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I would say that I love photography. It used to be that I loved taking family snapshots, to keep the memory alive, but, slowly it evolved into something much more than that. Then one day, it just didn't seem quite right without some words paired with it. I'm not sure where that came from perhaps to explain, or perhaps, they just needed to be let out. They may be thoughts or musings or even an occasional piece of pseudo-poetry.I'm not even sure that is a real word, but, let's step over that for a moment or three and just leave it be.



I touch you lightly
With my thoughts
Your heart is next to mine
Caressed by hands of love
My love
Lips to lips, a gentle kiss
Tracing the reality back to my heart
I roll over, and the moment takes its escape.
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(¸.•´ (¸.•'Again


Then again, just rambling or thoughts may come tumbling out. Admittedly, I have them often.



Golden opportunity, golden touch, golden boy, golden rule...Oh, the richness of gold. Golden can mean that a person is in a desirable situation that will likely lead to some sort of success. Like bringing me a small bunch of golden sunshine tightly bound in grosgrain ribbon. Desirable and quite likely successful in making me happy. Life awaits you in all its fullness and joy. Happy Saturday to you — at the corner of happiness and sunshine.

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Sometimes I want to make a statement, so I put words on my pictures. I remember the exact day that I made this, what I remember is that there was horrific violence in the world that day. I was so taken back by it, that the only thing I wanted was to embrace the silence that was thrust upon my soul. Oh, my soul.



And perhaps, just maybe, I might have forgotten to tell you that I love flowers. Especially if I can tie them to a challenge. There must be a flower. Always. #alwaysaflower


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Whispered words, cannot be heard
But, only by the heart
As it should be
My love, my love


Those are the big things that I am passionate about... Well, except for the simple fact that Kindness Counts for everything. So, what are you passionate about???? Tell me, tell me, tell me, do.

Cheers!!


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¸.♥´¸.•♥¨) Let the sun shine in on your life
So the joy may touch your soul
(¸.•´♥ (¸.•´ ♥






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And just like that, this post is over. Come back tomorrow and we'll do it again. Thank you for visiting my post 💖 Let's hold hands around the globe and make this earth really spin. Some days, it is not as easy to see, how wonderful it really is. Kindness counts. Wherever you go, whatever you do


they set my aunts house on fire
i cried the way women on tv do
folding at the middle
like a five pound note.
i called the boy who use to love me
tried to ‘okay’ my voice
i said hello
he said warsan, what’s wrong, what’s happened?

i’ve been praying,
and these are what my prayers look like;
dear god
i come from two countries
one is thirsty
the other is on fire
both need water.

later that night
i held an atlas in my lap
ran my fingers across the whole world
and whispered,
"where does it hurt?"
it answered,

"everywhere"
"everywhere"
"everywhere"

warsan shire


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I don't know if I am passionate about anything in particular, but perhaps I am passionate about exploring many things and working toward something better.

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I think you are a passionate person, in my opinion, which really counts for nothing. You analyze the world, delving into how and why and spit out the reason. I am not sure how you do it, every day, but, your brain intimidates the hell out of me.

Just saying.

And thanks for dropping by and leaving your words.

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Thanks for the info and the Beer!

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Just woke up, and this came. Hahaha! 🙃 I don't know if my brain would work this early in the morning. Maybe I need a coffee first before answering what I am passionate about. It's a tough one.

Well, I think gardening fascinates me. I walk up everyday looking forward to see the new shoots, new buds that would come out, how God make things grow. The miracle of life is a wonder. And of course, harvesting the fruits of my labor! 😍

I'm also passionate about sunset. I can watch it everyday. I wish to be able to live in a place, perhaps by the sea, that has a beautiful sunset. Maybe, just maybe, I'll be passionate about photography then, so that I'll be able to capture each and every color of the skies, everyday. 😍 No two sunsets are alike, right? 😉

And I am most passionate about my relationship with God. I see to it to read the Bible everyday and live its principles. ❤

Pleasant afternoon to you at the other side, Denise @dswigle. 😘

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I would bet, you would have love for photography if you move to a beach.

Thanks for sharing.

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Hahaha! 😂 I really think so. 😊🤪 Thank you. I have some trauma at living by the beach though. We live in a place devastated by Supertyphoon Haiyan, the massive storm ever recorded in history, that's why every brewing storm now brings back that awful memory. So, I think I can never live by the sea. It's just a wishful thinking. 🙃

But thank you for dropping by and leaving your thought. I greatly appreciate it.

Have a beautiful day ahead. 😉

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Lol, you just bursted my bubbles 😂😂😂😂.

Smile, so you cannot try taking the risks 😂😂.

That's why I love Africa, they are quite limited to those natural disasters. You hardly hear of them.

It's Saturday night here. So I am just 1hr left to enter a new day.

Thanks for sharing, you made my day.

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Hahaha! 😂 I cannot choose much where to live. I was born here. Hahaha! 🤪

Thank you. And have a beautiful evening then. 😁

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I agree- that would be scary, but, that is when you ditch the house and run inland!

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Hahaha! 😂 As if its very easy like in the movies. 😬

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Shhhh! This is my dream, not yours! LOL Run for your life!

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Why did I think you were passionate about photography? We are both passionate about nature and God. Good morning to you.

It is hard to pick our passions, isn't it?

The sunset/sunrise for sure, and being able to appreciate life.

Hello from this side of the world !!

!tip

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I love photography, but I am surrounded with photographers that understands ISO, apperture and all, that I don't understand! 🤯😟 So, I am passionate about it in my own special way, not the technical one. 🤐 If it's pleasing photography in my eyes, then it's good! Hahaha! 😂🤪

I have too much more to learn about photography. But if I have a camera that I can play with, and is not complicated, maybe I can learn more. What camera do you use?

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I'm a Canon girl. Most are probably Nikon, but, honestly, they are pretty equal. I would say that a good cell phone takes amazing pictures and lots of people have ditched their cameras and take their phones instead.

I agree that I take some pictures just because they are pleasing to me and sometimes even put my camera on auto... I won't lie. :) Then I play with the settings. I am a novice photographer, trust me. Sometimes, I get a lucky shot, but, for me, it's a shot in the dark some days!

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Hahaha! 😂 I have to agree on that! Good cellphones now take pictures as good as the cameras! 😂 Hmmmm, I think I have to invest in cellphones then than a camera! 🤪🙃

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Seriously! You can even get macro lenses for your phone! That is what my sister did! LOL Good cellphones are so expensive here!

It is not unexpected to put on over $1,000 for a new one. Sometimes a camera is cheaper, but, not the good ones. Everything has a high price on it.

Le sigh.

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I saw a friend who put some lens to his phone camera, too! It would work! 😍 Same here, phones are expensive too. But maybe not as expensive as the phones there. 😊

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It is ridiculous but, I have to remember that it is not only a phone but a computer and everything else!

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I do everything on the phone, with another editing app. 😍

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See? Totally a computer. I work on the phone and my laptop, depending on my needs.

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Yes! What would life be without a computer?!? Hahaha! 😬

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Thanks for the info and the badge! Much appreciated! Have a great Sunday!

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Hope you also had a great weekend! Sorry for the delay of my answer 😉
I wish you a nice rest of the week @dswigle! And thanks for the tip! Every support is appreciated! 🙏❤️
cheers, liz

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I quiet love this topic

I think you have said a point where you said this:

I did find that I have far too many passions to fit into my twenty-four-hour day. I have a feeling that many of us do.

Same here like you, I have passions for many things but it depends on some factors like it's presence important in my life.

For example, I have the passion of playing the guitar. Without having a tutor, or anybody to really guide me through, I achieved the goal of knowing how to play the guitar.

I have passion for my field of study, even after being denied Admission 3 consecutive times which is 3 years by a school. I refused to change my course and change my choice of institution. And when I tried the 4th year, I was accepted. Note; I never failed my entry exam for those 3 trials.

I have passion for playing CHESSBOARD. It is actually one of the games I love the most as I don't do outdoor sports.

Presently, I have the passion to grow in Hive. Everyday my love for hive grows, the more I try my best to grow and also more onboard people into hive. I see hive as the term: REWARD FOR PASSION because that's the best way to explain hive. In general terms, she rewards her users for sharing their passion.

Now I have so many passion but which one would I concentrate my attention into. That's where the factor comes in, it's present importance in one's life.

Presently I chose HIVE; It's because it actually rewards me for my other passions. If I share my knowledge on them here, I earn.

I just have to focus my different passions and divert them into hive.

Hive also builds more passions when you begin to see other contents you will love to learn then one will be forced to learn them, share the experience gained into Hive, and she rewards in return.

So sorry for my long comment.

I just felt like sharing my thoughts.

And again, those pictures are really beautiful, they are really hard to ignore.

Thanks for sharing this post 😇👍

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Thank you so much! No worries, much of the time, I am very verbose, but, tonight everything is short and sweet! I am glad that you shared your thoughts and I wish you much luck with your passion on Hive! It is a great place to grow and expand yourself.

It is always nice to see people do this! Much luck!!

!tip

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I hope to write a poem for this my dear. Thank you for asking the question. I'll tag you? Or leave a link here? Which do you prefer?

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You can do either one, my dear! @owasco. If you leave the link here, people may be inclined to see what you wrote.

Either way, I'll check it out! Thank you!

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There's a limit everyone is expecting you to reach; there's a kind of way everyone is expecting you to react to things. Your advantage is that, you know already and your power is that, you can beat them to it.
Why not prove them wrong and in proving them wrong, improve yourself. That's passion for me.
I have always wanted to be someone who inspires people by what i write and who gives a listening hear to the complaints of people. Each time, this growing desire to help others keeps me going. And i hope i help as many persons as i can.

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Well done. I believe we were put on earth to help each other. You are doing it right! Welcome to Hive! I hope you do well here!

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You have made me feel like I should go beyond just reading this post and begin to study it like I want to write an exam.

Truth is, passion is strength.
When you love what you do and what you do loves you back, you just got a smooth sail of strength.

Creations is my passion.
Trying to make what is nothing to become something, that is where I always long to be.

I categorize all my creations as an art, because life in fact is art to me.

Your shots are scintillating💖💖

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Thank you so much for your very kind and thoughtful comment. It is just like your job in life; if you love your job or what you do, then you will never have to work a day in your life. That is passion.

Yes. I agree.

Thank you. I do love taking shots of flowers and nature... well, most anything that will stand still.

Thank you for stopping by and leaving your words.

!tip

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I feel humbled and honored.
Do have a lovely Sunday

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Thanks for sharing your experience with us!
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Thank you so much for the curation! And many thanks to @thekittygirl for nominating me. Much appreciation!

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11 Cats does 4 me..

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Those are absolutely wow pictures 😍😍😍

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Thank you so much. I hope you have a great Sunday!

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I am just happy to be up another morning and after my coffee i organize my agenda and if it hasn't come to me yet i go for my jog like i do every morning and think about on the way but to all honesty my days are always filled and sometimes i wish i had more hours in the day 👍

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I am definitely with you on that one! Could I buy a few more hours to the day? I like my morning to be started with coffee and followed by a run/walk/or a combination of both. I have been doing more yoga lately as I find that I am not using those muscles as much because I run.

But, I love my life and my days are filled. One cannot ask for anything more than that!

Thanks for stopping by!

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Don't you feel so refreshed after that run or walk it feels like your ready to conquer the world for another day.

Yoga is great to get them little hidden sleeping muscles awake i do various stretching exercises when back home from my run.

Thank you @dswigle have a lovely day 😊

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Actually, i have never thought like which passion is keep running my engine. The start and end like a machine, passion and hobby is just committed to suicide for maintaining office and family. Photography is passion but you can't learn alone and also need to spent time with it. Beside that fishing, kite flying is in the list.

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Well, some passions develop little by little! You certainly have a full life! Thank you for stopping by!

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I am good at nothing. Yet, I enjoy a lot of things. I learned long ago I can enjoy things without being the best, or even decent at them. Very freeing actually. I must be passionate about enjoying many aspects of life in general.

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I didn't ask what you were good at, I asked what you were passionate about, just for the record. You don't have to be good to be passionate. It's good you enjoy life, and I get it. It is the right attitude to have.

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Passion always outdoors exploring, investigating, dreaming, plenty of thoughts both negative and positive swimming around never being said out loud for fear of being admonished, (such as PC world we live in).

Talk to the trees, the flowers, the birds and bees, they don't argue but show you the way in their silent resilience.

Wishing you a wonderful Sunday Denise, hold on to that passion with both arms.

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Oh, I fear you may be the more passionate one of the two of us! I dream verboten thoughts all the time, I am sorry to not be more PC... I'm pretty sure my family would have loved it.

I love that nature doesn't argue with me, but simply lives among us. I am so happy to see you here! Thanks for stopping by!

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Dancing in the sunlight with verboten thoughts most definitely not to be aired, or would be at the end of a stake... for sure!

Cyclic existence, well here is wishing you another bright and beautiful new week.

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Your every capture speaks a story...

Well from the past few months I feel like I have nothing share, you know because of the recent situation, many things of life changed so far so I just feel totally blank and just wake up thinking what is waiting for me and am I ready to face the new day or not...

Maybe I will write a post explaining my feelings... Let's see...

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I think that is a great idea to put those thoughts into words. I am working, so I have been busy, but, when I am not, I am going through old photos, editing, writing a little, cooking a lot, zooming with the family who live all over the world... I am not going to wait for life to happen. I have to make it happen.

I do hope you post! If I don't come over or miss it, please tag me!

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Thank you for this post. It got me thinking and reflecting on my own experience.
Following my passion a few years back is what got me to where I am today and because of it I am much happier where I am now. I can't help but tell people to figure out what they are passionate about, what they love to do and try to make a living out of it. It might not be the best recipe for everybody but it worked out for me.
This post is also what inspired me to finally write my own Introduction to the Hive after crashing the Hive party a few weeks ago and being a total stranger to everyone.
Thank you again and keep writing inspiring content 🙂

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You are welcome! If I have helped in any way, I am truly happy. Sometimes, it takes time to realize that place, few are born into it.

All things being relative, sometimes it doesn't work if you have a family, you cannot afford to at times. If you are taking care of aging parents, etc... Circumstances prevent this and we have to be able to go with the flow.

I never put up a welcome post in Steemit when I joined and I am sorry I didn't. Congratulations on finally getting it out!

!tip

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That's for sure. Leaving a secured monthly paycheck for the unknown is something that is too scary for a lot of people, even if they don't actually like the job. The main reason could be different circumstances as you said.
For me making the jump was scary having a 8-month old baby at the time but my wife and I were fortunate to have a bit of savings to help us in our journey.
You are right, it does take time for one to find his/her passion and it may evolve and change overtime. I just believe that doing what you love makes life a bit sweeter 🙂
Sorry for my rambling on the subject and thank you very much for the support and tip. Very much appreciated.

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