There have been times in my life where I have cared so much about something that it became all consuming. And once it became all consuming, it negatively affected the other parts of my life.
We can hold ourselves back from success if we fear our passion will take us over.
Today we are going to tap to be comfortable with passion, knowing that it is possible to feel it without it taking over our lives.
Caring Too Much Causes Problems
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I’m glad I have passion…I’m glad I have a desire…I’m glad that there’s a part of me…That wants to move forward in such a way…That I can have better…And I can have more…But there have been times…Where I got so consumed…And so caught up…In what I was doing…That other parts of my life suffered…The goal I was working towards was important…But it took so much time…And it took so much energy…There was no actual way…For me to do anything else…My relationships suffered…My work suffered…My health suffered…My disposition suffered…And because of this fact…There’s a part of me that’s trying to keep me safe…There’s a part of me that’s trying to keep me from losing myself…There’s a part of me that’s trying to keep me from doing too much…It’s good that I recognize this is a possibility…It’s good that I recognize this is a problem…But it is possible for me…To be successful…To do the work that I need to do…To have passion about that work…And not get lost in it…Not get consumed by it…Not get swept away in it…It is possible for me…In big and small ways…To move forward…In such a way…That I have success…That I have dedication…That I have passion…And I keep my head up…I stay connected with the other parts of my life…I don’t get washed away…Being successful is not an all or nothing proposition…Being successful doesn’t mean I have to throw everything into it…Being successful is not all at once…I give myself permission…To know I can work towards my goals…With passion…And without losing myself.
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