Designing a Passionate Life

2009 Completion and 2010 Creation

Designing a passionate life includes acknowledging yourself and what you've completed. By doing this you create space for new things to appear in your life. The end of the year is a perfect time to do this. I have provided a exercise for you to do just that. Use this exercise to acknowledge what you have completed in 2009 and state what you want to create in 2010.
 
2009 Acknowledgement
This exercise serves:

• to remind you of what you've accomplished and created
• to recognize and acknowledge what you have learned
• to re-evaluate the vision of what you desire or want
• to recognize what you can let go of

Enjoy this process. Recognize and acknowledge what you have accomplished. Immerse yourself in the energy of creation and be very clear about what you want to create. This process is a work in progress, as is all of our lives. We're never done. Think big and have fun doing this exercise. Get connected to the energy of your passions.

Part I - Completion 2009
What did you create in 2009? Make a list of what you created in your personal life this year. For each item on your list, answer the following questions.

• What have I accomplished by creating this?
• What energized me or filled me up by creating this?
• What drained my energy?
• What have I learned in this process? (In what ways did I grow from this?)
• What can I let go of? (What am I done with learning and ready to let go of)

Part II - Creation 2010
Ask yourself the following questions for the new year:

• When you imagine having lived a passion filled life at the end of 2010, what is different from your life today?
• List 3 to 5 things that if you create them, will move you towards living a passionate life in 2010.
• List the things you want to complete.

Repeat this process for the following areas of your life:
Business
Spiritual
Physical
Other?

What are you passionate about right now that will propel you forward into the act of creation in the year to come? What are you doing to live a passionate life? Sign up for my free Passion Deficit Disorder (PDD) report and find out what you can do about it.

 

Which Actor or Actress Represents Your Character Traits?

Designing a passionate life includes knowing your values, passions, spirituality, and character traits. My husband recently asked me a question that I found rather intriguing and thought provoking. So of course, I want to pass it onto you. If you are in a romantic relationship, it is a really good question to ask each other.

The Question:
Which three actors/actresses would you pick that have character traits similar to your own and then describe the character traits that you share with that person?
(Of course, we don't really know the actors/actresses but we have a perception of them and we give them character traits from that perception, which we relate to.)

The Answer:
The first person picks three people and explains the character traits that he/she shares with the actor/actress.

Before you do this exercise, I would set some ground rules for sharing this information.

Ground Rules

1. Take turns asking the question
2. When your partner replies, simply listen, give no commentary at all, yes that means say nothing about what they said. Don't turn it into a major discussion.
3. Thank your partner for sharing.

You are both sharing a part of yourself and making yourself vulnerable to the other person and both of you want to be accepted for who you are, so offering commentary or disagreeing with the person's assessment could cause an argument and perhaps even damage to your relationship.

I found that it gave me insights into how my husband sees himself in the world and gave me a new understanding of him in one particular area of his life. It was enlightening. It helped me to see things from his viewpoint and as a result, I'm more understanding. This goes a long way to creating a peaceful relationship.

Designing a passionate life may include romantic relationships for you. Understanding your partner's viewpoint goes a long way to creating the type of relationship you want. Start living passionately, and sign up for my free PDD report now.

 

 

Nurturing Yourself during the Holidays

Designing a passionate life includes many the different holiday seasons and all of the activities that surround them. It's very easy to get caught up in the seemingly endless list of activities to participate in, errands to run, and people to acknowledge during this holiday season. It's very easy to get caught up in the doingness, get stressed, and loose sight of what the meaning of the holidays are for you.

You may find yourself drained of energy, feeling stressed out by all of the things to do, and occasionally experience dread rather than joy at the holiday season. When you are planning all of your activities make sure to include time in your schedule for yourself. You have to reenergize yourself or your will not have any energy to give to the events and people in your life that you love. Take a look at some of the time-out ideas below and pick one or two that feel right to you or come up with your own ideas. Most importantly, make time to recharge yourself.

Time-out Ideas

1. Read your favorite book
2. Exercise
3. Meditate
4. Practice your spirituality
5. Spend time in nature
6. Get plenty of sleep
7. Watch inspiring movies
8. Listen to people who inspire you
9. Eat foods that nourish you
10. Participate in your favorite creative activity
11. Breathe deeply
12. Schedule time for yourself on your calendar

All of these practices can help you reduce your level of stress and increase your level of joy and fulfillment for the holiday season. Enjoy the holidays with less stress. Take care of yourself.

What is Success?

Designing a passionate life requires that you define what success means to you. As I work with people I find that many have ideas about what success looks like based on the culture they live in, family beliefs, or listening to other outside influences. All of these outside influences can cause you to put unnecessary pressure on yourself. What society or other people see as successful may not be how you define it at all. Therefore, in your eyes you may feel like a "failure". It's time to question your ideas about what success means to you.

Book: "The Root of All Healing"

Designing a passionate life includes great health. Without it, following your passions can be difficult and often times impossible. Perhaps one of your passions is your health or you know someone who struggles with health issues. I've run across a woman by the name of Misa Hopkins who is selling a book on healing, called "The Root of All Healing". I like what I hear from her and I've read the first chapter and I'm intrigued so I ordered my own copy of the book today.

Check it out and if it feels right to you or for someone you love give it a try. I do not receive any monetary compensation for suggesting this book to you. If you'd like to see what the possibilities might hold for you or someone you love, you should check it out here:

The Root of All Healing

Let me know how it changes your life, or the life of someone you love.

Live in great health and with passion.