Today in church, we had a guest pastor speak. One of the things that really spoke to me was “people do what they’re passionate about”. This got me thinking, what am I passionate about?
Well, I know the best way for me to find this out is by looking at what I spend my free time doing. So, what am I doing? Well, aside from work (which I love – so I may have to come back and consider this in my analysis), and sleep, food and all that stuff, that leaves me with the following:
a. Volunteer work (this has gone down by quite a bit in the last year or so)
b. Movies / Entertainment (This has been very high, for a very long time)
c. Blogging (This has gone up this last year)
d. Family / God (The Lord, wife and future baby boy – needs to go up, but has been at a consistent level)
e. Home Repair / Remodel (This has climb substantially – main b/c we own a house now)
f. Friends / Extended family (This is about the same – maybe has gone down even a little)
g. Web Development (This has been going up)
h. Guitar / Music (This has been the same for a few years & can also fall under volunteer work)
So, even w/o placing a percentage next to each activity, i can begin to tell that some of my priorities have shifted. And I can also tell you that in a few short months, they will shift all over again, w/ the birth of my first child (which is a great thing).
The one thing that is majorly out of wack is the Entertainment / Movies category. I probably watch about 3-4 movies a week, and do a fair amount of research and web browsing. I can safely say that the only thing that has come out of all the movies I’ve watched and research / web browsing I’ve done is spout out movies lines, have a good laugh and create conversation w/ just about anyone (this skill I’ve been able to do well for a long time now).
Out of the list above, I would like it to be in the following order – d, g-h (I’d like to play guitar as much as i do my free time development), f, a-c (and – I’d like to blog as much as i volunteer), e, b.
What are you passionate about?
Great provoking thoughts Tim! I’m thinking about my passions now too.