In my last post, I said that fear comes from the head and can stop us short.   In this post, I want to lower the elevator and talk about passion as a driver.  Passion comes from your heart.

Consider for a moment the feeling you have when you are in love or when you are doing something you are passionate about.  You are totally coming from your heart, doing what’s natural, no holds barred, playing full out.  You are free, energized, unstoppable.

Often, you can’t even explain why.  You often can’t put the cause of your feelings into words.  And, because it’s a good feeling, you don’t feel the need to understand its source.  But identifying the cause of positive emotions is as important as naming the cause of fear because it allows you to recreate those positive feelings and get you back into your heart when the negative,  head initiated, limiting feelings take over.

Your passion for learning new things, helping others, feeling strong and healthy, teaching, leading, connecting, whatever is true for you can help you choose to get back to your heart when you feel stuck in your head.  All of these passions, support your life purpose and energize you.

Use your passion to grow.  Listen to your heart,  pay attention to its yearnings, trust your instincts, observe yourself, can change your thinking and shrink your fear.