by Isabelle Esteves

Created on: February 28, 2008   Last Updated: August 20, 2010

What exactly does it mean to live every day with passion? We have heard people described as having a zest for life. What sets these people apart? They are truly happy with who they are and where they are going in life. They have decided to grab the brass ring, to fulfill the dreams that will lead them to living each day to the fullest, with passion.

When was the last time you were passionate about something? About your partner, about your job, about a hobby, about anything. If it has been a long time then it is time to assess what is missing from your life. To live life with passion is to listen with your heart not to just hear with your ears. To have vision, not just to see. To savor not just to taste. It is a heightening of all the senses. To find a oneness with what is going on around you. To literally stop and smell the roses.

We live in a society where our senses are constantly bombarded with all kinds of stimuli. In order to function it becomes necessary to insulate ourselves to avoid sensory overload. We have become robots who do the expected but have no passion. We go to work, do our jobs , raise our families and even worship our God without passion. We are vanilla, what we are looking for here is rainbow sherbet.

Where do we begin to find this passion in our lives? If we think back to our childhood we will realize that we all had the passion once. When we were children everything was an adventure, everything was new to us. We had not shut down our ability to feel and touch things in a big way.

It may be time to take a look at our job. Do we remember a time when we got up in the morning thrilled with the thought of doing whatever it is we do everyday? It might be time to rethink our career choice. What was our dream when we were young? How did we see ourselves at whatever age we are? Are we who and what we dreamed of being?

If the answer is no, when did we loose the dream and why? These are questions only each individual can answer. Was it all about money? At the end of the day, money does not compensate for the lose of passion. Did you settle for a job or career instead of following your dream or your passion? Why is it do you think that so many people have a mid-life crisis, is it that they suddenly realize that they have settle for something less than their dream?

I came to my crossroads about eighteen years ago. My job was a nightmare, my children were grown, I wasn't doing what I felt I was capable of. I decided to make a radical change. I left

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