Grand Passions

Ahhh,the moon is in Leo, the Sun is in Leo, there's a solar eclipse in Leo today, and I, my dear readers, am a Leo. It's a big huge woo hoo day. I've a lot to do, but wanted to write a few thoughts down as they sprang to mind a moment ago. Welcome to my stream of consciousness.

Oy.

I was just hit by the great a glorious concept of Grand Passions. Now before you tell me that this concept is nothing new, I must hasten to explain what it is about Grand Passions that I am presently lit up by.

In the big ol' general context of Life Purpose (you know, that's the stuff I'm mad about these past few years), Grand Passions are the primary places that people should focus their thoughts, actions and energies for maximum postitive results.

When you go through the Life Purpose Discovery process, you become acutely aware of a great many things about yourself in a very short amount of time. One of the big things about this work is that it's fast at helping you recover your awareness of Self. It's also simple and profound.

Anyway, one of the cool things you get from the process is a comprehensive list of your passions. This is a crucial piece of the equation, because your passions are how you amplify the impact of your Purpose in the world. Your passions are the optimal vehicles for the unique expression of your Life Purpose.

Thus it naturally follows that your Grand Passions are the most potent, most effective, most satisfying conduits for your authentic expression of Self.

If you absolutely lovelovelove it, if your life would be hollow without it, it's probably a Grand Passion. If it is unthinkable that you could not express or act in accordance with it, it's a Grand Passion. If it fills you with inutterable joy, it's a Grand Passion.

Okay, so the smartass in me says, "Hey, I lovelovelove ice cream. Wait, does that mean I have a Grand Passion for Ben and Jerry's??? Woo hoo, I get to eat ice cream all the time!! Hot damn!" Uhhhhh, no. Sheesh.

Don't mistake an intense pleasure for a Grand Passion. More about this particular piece of the picture in another post. For now, let's just talk some more about Grand Passions.

I posit that most all of us have a great many passions that vary in degree. I likewise opine that most all of us have only a scant few, and in some cases only one, Grand Passions in our lives.

To complicate things a bit, I also believe that we are all ultimately here to teach and learn lessons about Love. AND I know that we are all here to increase our knowledge and grounding in the eternal consciousness that we really are, inseparable at our core.

That being said, on -this- earthly plane we're all here with a unique set of skills, talents, gifts, affinities and aversions that shape our expression of Self. When we become clear about our Life Purpose, these passions and abilities become imbued with a kind of power that some call "Divine". Whatever you choose to call it, it is a naturally replenishing internal wellspring of motivation and inspiration. And it is our birthright.

We are meant to know, to cultivate, and to build on our Purpose by using our passions as conduits to the infinite power source that surrounds us. And our Grand Passions are the place in us that resonate the most strongly for the highest good.

Now let's be clear, a Grand Passion may not seem practical, or reasonable, or feasible, or even sane sometimes. It's downright scary for a -lot- of folks to contemplate living in accordance with their Life Purpose by pursuing their Grand Passions.

I submit that the people who have done exactly that are the ones who have created lasting, positive change in the world. It is precisely that combination of Grand Passion and Purpose that opened the doors for them, or made them realize that a closed door was no impendiment to full authentic self expression.

So, let's review this chain of thought: Life Purpose good. Passions good. Grand Passions even better. Purpose plus Grand Passions equals ultimate experiences of richness.

Allow your Grand Passions to drive your actions today. Do something, anything, toward living more fully on Purpose. Let yourself out.

Is good. Is very good.

More to come later, but now I have to go sweat because it's move it or lose it, donchano? Old age ain't for sissies.

Sun and moon in Leo, tra la la la la.....I feel Grrrrrreat!