Sunday, August 22, 2010

Answers are found in steps...

This week the word 'passion' seem to have taken center stage in my life... somehow, have been engaging myself in conversations that have been provoking me to give this interesting word a little more thought than usual...

Few days back I had an interesting conversation with a dear friend. My friend said, I have lost my passion and I can't find it anymore and I don't know what to do... hhmm... this definitely sounds so familiar. Guess I have been on this road many times...

There is something about me... I always seem to find a way to renew my energy and this has been pretty consistent for last many years or as long as I can remember and many times I find people introducing me as a passionate person... I always hear people say, she is so passionate and you need to spend time with her!

I thought about it, probably the only thing that I do differently from many people, from time to time I seem to have something that keeps me on a high spirit... like these few months it has been my work outs in the gym and somehow, the more I see my body taking its shape :) I seem to get excited and many other aspect of my life also seem to be on a up lift! This excitement keeps me going... and this has been the case all the time, some how, some where, I will find something that excites me and my world lights up!

1 month back I got a little lazy... I wasn't so excited to pack my bags and show up in the gym every morning but I found a new project that got me so excited and in the midst of that excitement I found myself back in the gym :) I am not sure if you understand this but this is how i have kept myself going all this while...

So, back to my friend... I asked my friend to stop thinking about passion or what is right and wrong but just to take a step... it doesn't matter how small, right or wrong or perfect step... just take a step! No one figures out their passion or what they want by thinking... your answers are only revealed in taking steps! My friend gave me the look, what are you saying look! Yes, this is exactly what I am saying, take a step and you will get your answers... So, my friend picked up the phone an set a meeting for the next day... which he has not done for a month and I offered to sit in for the meeting!

When I met him again the next day, he told me I found some answers already, and I am feeling lighter... I just smiled and we continued our work and after the meeting I saw his eyes light up and all I had to say to him was - welcome back! He smiled and said... yes, I am back and I beginning to find my passion again :)

Guess this is how to some extend things work... you take steps, you get answers, you take more steps, some will be right some will be wrong, so what, just take the steps and in that steps you find your answers and let me remind you, you will most of the time take a step with something in your mind but than come out of it with a total different direction! Most importantly, answers are only found in taking steps and finally guess passion is all about action :)


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2 comments:

RYTHM TO THE LIGHT said...

Dear Kalai,

I learnt it from u.. Big time! in VCON 2008.. ONE STEP AT A TIME.. It motivates me and help me to change my life..
Passion is always about Action!!
100% agree with u!!

Kalaiarasi Manikam said...

Hi Karla, thank you dear. Wishing you all the best in your journey! See you soon!