Deep Vascular Disease

What if you only had one year to live? What would you do? What places would you visit? Who would you spend your time with? How many of you have contemplated this question? I mean seriously contemplated it to the point that you have identified all of the things that you are most passionate about and maybe even created a “100 Things to Do Before I Die” list. In our crazy, busy, jam-packed lives how many of us are just going through the motions. We work because we have to, but we’re not really that excited about our job and some of us may even hate our jobs. We’re in a relationship because it’s comfortable and we’re afraid to leave it because there might not be anything better out there, even though our current relationship is not that satisfying. We have a family because that’s what you do after you go to college, get a job and get married. But now we have no time for ourselves. We go to church or religious service because we feel guilty if we don’t, but we really don’t have a spiritual practice. We go to the gym and get on the same treadmill or elliptical machine a few days a week and suffer through the same boring, monotonous exercise routine. Does any of this sound familiar? If so, you’ve lost your passion and you need to get it back, NOW!

Far too many people go through life without making any effort to truly live passionately … to get that fire in their soul for enjoying life and living it to the fullest. The worst tragedy in the world is the person who has lost his passion. To engage in work or relationships that do not cultivate your passion sabotages your spirit and extinguishes your life flame. You must love what you do and your heart must be in it. Without passion and enthusiasm you will never work to your fullest ability, potential and greatness, you will settle for being mediocre and complacent.

Spend a period of time: a weekend, a month, a year identifying what you love and do it. I would suggest the following as well:

1. Examine Your Past. List 3 times in your life when you were excited and passionate about what you were doing in your career or personal life. 2. Investigate the Common themes. What commonalities can you draw from the times you were most passionate. 3. Explore your passions. From your one year to live list, take time to explore some of your greatest passions.

Don’t wait until you are faced with the reality of dying to do those things. My greatest hope for you is that you will live completely, fearlessly, and passionately.

In health and happiness,

Danbury, Norwalk, Stamford