5 Life-Changing Benefits of Passionate Living

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Oct 30, 2014
4 min read

By Laura Betts

In my hard-core dancing days, a passionate heart saw me evolute from an amateur beginner, to qualifying for the National Championships in considerably no time at all! I was having the time of my life, and everything just magically fell into place.

Approaching the eve of my high school senior year, my parents (they say encouraged, I say forced) that I “stop dance to concentrate on (my) school work.” Ironically, my grades got worse, I gained weight, got depressed, didn’t have energy to socialise and essentially didn’t care to get my ass out of bed. Like a kite with no breeze, a firework with no lighter, a rocket with no launcher… I wasn’t going anywhere without my passion. The infectious joy that once defined me had vanished. My passion, shattered and scattered, was like a smashed glass bottle. Once safely fulfilled and sealed tight, had now spilled my precious potion, like blood oozing from an open wound. No matter how hard I tried, without passionate living, I couldn’t seal the bottle. I couldn’t heal the wound.

I just couldn’t get my shit together. So, I HAD to start dancing again. And, when I did, my shit regathered itself, folded into a neat pile and placed itself in a spot on the shelf.

After comparing my characteristics from quitting my passion and re-perusing it, I give you my five life-changing benefits of passionate living:

1. Clarity, BS Tolerance & Mental Health

I can’t tell you how, or why, but when you follow your passion, you gain a sense of pure mental clarity. Life will become as clear as rain; passionate living washes the foggy doubts away. You will be able to judge situations for what they really are, perceive events from a non-skewed perspective and make smarter decisions. Not to mention, your bullshit tolerance will go through the roof! It won’t bother you when you have that 3,000 word report to write, or have to scrub dishes for a little cash. You’re making your dreams come true, living each day with intention and the road ahead is beautiful – nothing else matters. As an added bonus, without even trying, you’ll have a happier approach towards life and a greater ability to tackle any challenge with zest and

resilience.

Life will actually make sense.

2. Reality Isn’t the Enemy

Imagine this: you wake up, it’s Monday morning, and you’re actually excited to start your day. Opening the curtains and exposing the sunlight puts a smile on your face, because you’re simply in love with life. What a glorious way to live! I’m telling you, when you’re busy trying to establish your dream business, become a National Champion or fight world hunger; it’s hard to wonder what your purpose is. And, when those dreams start to take place, your reasons to be bitter are irretrievable, like a long forgotten memory. You will have no needs for stimulants – passionate living is your source for hair-raising adrenaline.

When you’re living the dream, reality is ecstasy.

3. Meaningful Relationships

Following the fundamental law of attraction, when you live passionately, fellow passionate people will seemingly fall into your life. If your craft of interest is your career, chances are, you’ll have a proactive and blissful time cooperating with employees! That’s because when you connect with people that share the same

passion, magic happens! These people are genuinely excited to live their lives - and their exhilaration, like yours, is infectious! They have plans, take action and walk with a spring in their step. This will only support, encourage and ever grow your passion. Your genuine friendships with passionate people will be undeniably special; ones to cherish. Rubbing off from such people, you will be inspired to share your jubilation with family and friends, only to have them love your company even more!

Hello, win-win!

4. Easier Success

If you’re truly passionate about your work, it’ll be almost impossible to fail. Passionate careers and success act as a cycle. Firstly, the greater your love for the craft, the more hard yards you’ll willingly put in. This is because you’re doing what you want to, not what you have to. Then, the more you work you do, the more deep and delicious your success will be. And finally, fruitful results will only motivate you to continue further down that path, leading to an even more significant outcome. This is definitely a cycle you want to get stuck in. As long as your passion is sustainable, the only way is up!

Passionate career = enjoy work, achieve goals, gain financial stability = happy human!

5. Exuberant Glow

You know when you see a motivational speaker and find yourself staring in awe as they effortlessly glide onto the stage like a figure skater? Their skin beams so greatly it makes you wonder, are they hiding a panel of LED lights within each cell? Well, good news - your spirit can glow just as beautifully from passionate living! Only so much exhilaration can stay hidden inside the body. Case in point: The day I found out I had qualified for Nationals, people asked me if I were wearing contact lenses. My joy was literally radiating through my eyes!

Match passionate living with a healthy lifestyle, and boom! Just call up Victoria’s Secret, because you’re pretty much an Angel.