{"id":383138,"date":"2010-03-03T06:35:42","date_gmt":"2010-03-03T11:35:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jungleoflife.com\/?p=4111"},"modified":"2010-03-03T06:35:42","modified_gmt":"2010-03-03T11:35:42","slug":"raoka-passion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/383138","title":{"rendered":"RAOKA: Passion"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n
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“Never underestimate the power of passion.” ~ Eve Sawyer
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Preface:<\/strong><\/em>  Random Acts of Kick Arse is a movement to bring more of {monthly theme} into our lives, and the lives of those around us. <\/p>\n

February Theme: <\/strong><\/em> Passion<\/span><\/span>.  Find ways to incorporate\/see more passion in the world.<\/p>\n

The Results<\/strong><\/em>:  Passion.  Today I am going to talk about me.  A look inside, and what it is that evokes that passion. <\/p>\n

Maybe for some of you, this is all very clear…this idea of what your passion is.  And for others, maybe it's a bit of a muddled, grey mess<\/em>. <\/p>\n

I tend to lean a bit more toward the "muddled grey mess"<\/em> side…<\/p>\n

…although I kind of hope it's not always a grey mess<\/em>, that maybe there are bits of a more technicolor mess<\/em>, too. <\/p>\n

(am I really saying anything here, or am I mostly avoiding the subject?)<\/p>\n

Ahem.<\/p>\n

Group therapy time…and I'm on the sofa.<\/p>\n

Have you ever been on the cusp?  Feeling like "this is it"<\/em>…except, not quite.  Feeling like you are so close…and yet so far.<\/p>\n

Writing helps.  It kind of clears my head.  And when it clears my head, that all makes way for me to see through to my heart.  They don't always speak the same languages…my head and my heart.  Logic.  Intuition.  It's easy to live daily from my head…logic says…  And it's easy to write from my heart…intuition speaks…  So, how is it, that I can focus more of my living<\/em> from my heart?  Daily.  In all those moments.<\/p>\n

Back to the writing.  The more I write, the more this all connects to my heart.  The more it feels real.  The more I believe.<\/p>\n

Passion.<\/p>\n

Is there a facade I put up?  Do what I say, and what I do differ?  Does all of this make me less authentic? <\/p>\n

Passion.<\/p>\n

I draw my deepest passion from connections with the soul.  Me to my own soul.  My soul to yours.  Connections that strip away race, religion, sex, financial status, the past, personal possessions.  A meeting at that spot that touches upon the deeper meaning of existence.  Perhaps it is all much like nature.  That ebb and flow of nature, much like that ebb and flow of life.  There's a time for sowing, there's a time for growing, there's a time for reaping, and there's a time for rest.  This soul connection feels much that way. <\/p>\n

I also draw very deep passion for connecting with a feeling of light-heartedness.  This feeling of being free.  Perhaps it's in being free to live my days in seeing the good, seeing the "right", seeing the possibility.  I guess it's really about connecting with the moments of life, in a way that touches joy. <\/p>\n

And I have a passion for adventure.  The big and the small.  New discoveries.  Our world is filled with so much.  Around the whole world.  Right outside my backdoor.  Within.  Part of this journey is a discovery of what is out there, and in the process, what is within. <\/p>\n

So, back to that cusp.<\/p>\n

In those moments when this all comes together – adventures down that path of joy and light-heartedness, all touching upon a deeper soul connection…this is like the coming together of it all. <\/p>\n

Passion.<\/p>\n

Some days I hit that mark, and there's a complete feeling of being alive.  Some days, not so much.  Some days technicolor.  Some days grey. <\/p>\n

And I wonder…<\/em><\/p>\n

In some grand scheme of things, in life's great meaning and purpose…do I really<\/em> live this?  Is passion alive<\/em>? <\/p>\n

I talk the talk….do I walk the walk?<\/p>\n

Because it is easy to sit here and write words on a screen.  If you know me only here, though, is there some way to really know…if this is something more than just talk?  I don't know.  And perhaps it doesn't matter.  Perhaps it is less important in some grand scheme of things. Perhaps what is most important is what you believe in yourself…<\/p>\n

Today I re-commit to living the passion that is there, within me.  And I'll re-commit to that every day. <\/p>\n

Could this lead to moments where I feel exposed<\/a>?  Most definitely. <\/p>\n

If this life, this one life that I am aware of, is to really be lived, though…what other way can I truly commit to?<\/p>\n

This is it.  Now. <\/p>\n

To each of you, on this journey you are on…peace and light.<\/p>\n

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What is Random Acts of Kick Arse (RAOKA)? <\/strong><\/em> With the idea that there are so many ways we can do small things to change the world for good, Sami, from Life, Laughs, and Lemmings<\/a> took an idea she had and created this movement.  The movement:  A new theme to focus on each month, bringing a little more good to the world.  The movement started in October 2009, and has a core group of participants:<\/p>\n

Lori from Jane Be Nimble<\/a>
\n\tDani from Positively Present<\/a>
\n\tGayze  from Gazehound's Animal Communication<\/a>
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\n\tSami from Life, Laughs, and Lemmings<\/a>
\n\tJannie from Jannie Funster<\/a><\/p>\n

Each month a topic will be chosen to focus on, and then at the start of the next month, the participants will write about their experiences from the previous month.<\/p>\n

Interested in joining the movement?  Contact Sami<\/a> for details.<\/p>\n

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March Theme:<\/strong><\/em>  Laughter<\/span><\/strong> (as chosen by Lori)<\/p>\n

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Logo courtesy of Melissa from Operation NICE<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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