What are you Passionate about?
Today I was asked, “What are you Passionate about?”
Well this sent me into a bit of a tailspin….what is passionate? What does that word mean? You hear it used a lot but what does it mean?
–adjective
1. having, compelled by, or ruled by intense emotion or strong feeling; fervid: a passionate advocate of socialism.
2. easily aroused to or influenced by sexual desire; ardently sensual.
3. expressing, showing, or marked by intense or strong feeling; emotional: passionate language.
4. intense or vehement, as emotions or feelings: passionate grief.
5. easily moved to anger; quick-tempered; irascible.
Ok that led to look up a few other words, which was fun and entertaining….such as irascible:
–adjective
1. easily provoked to anger; very irritable: an irascible old man.
2. characterized or produced by anger: an irascible response.
Oh a grouchygeezer…go figure.
Anyway I felt I couldn’t really answer the question fully without full understanding of “passionate”. So here are my answers with a fresh understanding of “passionate”
1) The symmetry of life and the world around us
2) Protecting/Advocating for those who can not
3) Sunsets on a deserted beach or mountain side
4) Acknowledging the little milestones on the road to a greater destination
5) Good Cup of Coffee
What are you Passionate about?
-gg
I didn’t realize # 2 was something we shared.
I am passionate about books, my daughters best interests, social justice, the man in my life, strong leadership, integrity.
Comment by sis — February 3, 2009 @ 11:41 pm