Passions

Passions - an essential part of life. No, I'm not referring to the NBC soap opera. That show was just never the same after little Timmy passed away...

But anyway, back to the point. It is absolutely necessary to have something in your life that you're passionate about. I've been thinking about this lately. I used to be passionate about music. Being in band and working together with a group of people to create music was an amazing thing. It was one of the best feelings in the world. Going home and downloading the pieces that we played, or downloading a bunch of other pieces, and imagining playing them was a huge part of my life. It was really one of the driving forces that got me through high school, and developed me into the person I am today.

College is a completely different beast than high school, though. Band is no longer a part of my life, and even when I tried to put it in, it still wasn't the same. We met twice a week; hardly the daily practice I was used to from high school. And with band went overwhelming affinity for classical music.

That fact, however didn't dawn on me until recently. I was going through the music on my computer, and started listening to literature I hadn't listened to in ages. Pieces I had played in high school - I had to have at least sight read 100+ pieces, and played a good chunk of those multiple times. Just listening caused memories and emotions I hadn't felt almost 2 years to completely consume me. I miss having music as a large part of my life.

I wondered, if music is no longer one of my primary passions, what is? But it's obvious, isn't it? People are my passion. The driving force in my life is motivation to see and communicate with people. It made me realize how easy it is to take people in your life for granted (but that's an entirely different topic all together, and should be left off for another time.)

Regardless though, everyone has to be passionate about something in life, otherwise, what is it that you live for? I hope to expand my horizons, and be passionate about more than what I already am. What are you passionate about? If you don't know, make it a goal to discover what that is.