What Being A Passionate Means To Me

Imagine a warm September night under bright field lights. The light summer breeze brushing against your face. A rush of adrenaline through your veins. There’s a swell of cheering coming from in the stands and the dugout. You can feel the most overwhelming sense of joy. That is my passion. According to the Merriam Webster English Dictionary, passion means “a strong liking or desire for, or devotion to some activity, object, or concept,” but that is stiff and set, with no hint of emotion as all definitions are. To me it means a feeling in your chest when you think about something, because you love that one thing so much. Everyone has different passions, but for me one thing strikes a chord. My passion is softball, and it includes so many amazing things even past it’s pretty obvious physical benefits. I love softball, because it has allowed me to be healthier, learn many life lessons, and make great friends. It benefits my community by allowing primarily young girls to develop leadership skills, how to deal with controversy, teachability, and gives them an opportunity to make friendships that will last them their whole lives, as well.

Passion; an intense desire or enthusiasm for something. The latin origin of the word ‘pati’, meaning to suffer. For me running is my passion in every sense of the word.

The word passion is often used synonymously with being Hispanic. Other cultures hear our voices and watch our novellas and come to this conclusion. Other cultures see telenovelas and Latin dancing and come to the conclusion that Hispanics are very passionate people. And while passion is often synonymous with Hispanic art, it is very prevalent in other areas as well. It is prevalent in our desire to succeed in America. Growing up, I attended a high school that offered many opportunities for academic achievement. Unfortunately at the time, I was unaware of how to take advantage of them. Receiving help from family members was difficult considering none had prior experience in the area. As a result, I spent the majority of school learning, by trial

Every single person on this earth has a passion. No, I am not talking about fruit. I am talking about is something that can put a person on top of the world or put a 40 ton wrench right in the center of a person’s gut. Passion. Comparable to a lot of guys in this world my passion is sports. Michigan State University athletics. Consequently, when a sports beat writer imposed that my team... my team 's defense was not “good” enough to compete at the highest collegiate level at the college football playoffs. Well, I just had to tell him why he was wrong.

Passion is defined by the life and death of Jesus Christ. Because He laid down his life for me, I find it my duty to live for Him and through Him. All of my values are rooted in Christ and our relationship. I believe that the community service, leadership, and character of those found in the National Honors

Passion. The word in itself provokes zeal, and saying it brings about thoughts of perseverance and enthusiasm. The definition of the word passion describes it as a “ strong and barely controllable emotion.” This emotion commonly presents itself in the case of affection, politics, and religion. Multiple representatives of passion become apparent in the characters of “The Chosen”, by Chaim Potok. By the definition of religious passion, Reb Saunders, David Malter, and Danny Saunders all strongly embody this emotion.

Passion has many definitions in the dictionary, most of which address emotion or strong feelings of desire. Another meaning is an intense driving or overmastering feeling or conviction.

Passion is a very powerful emotion that numerous individuals have experienced throughout life and depending on their situation; some may use this emotion as a motivation to move forward in life. In the tragedy, Macbeth, William Shakespeare suggests that when strong rulings passions begin to transform into obsessions, they may lead to destructive results. These rulings passions can lead to deteriorating relationships due to extreme measures one takes in order to reach their desired success; self-destruction caused by one’s absence of mind while taking unperceptive decisions; and one’s passion causing one to lose the sense of reality. One’s ruling passion can cause one to make irrational decisions leading one to cause damage to ones relationships.

For example, in “Follow Your Passions and Success will Follow” it says, “We are all enthusiastic and passionate about something, whether it’s finance, food or a favorite sport, that enthusiasm is very powerful. When we can combine it with our work, we are setting ourselves up well for achieving true” (Alhanati). What makes us have a passion is all the enthusiasm and excitement that we put into that passion, and we know it’s what we want to do as a living and it makes us study and work hard to get to that point.

Passion: Seeking opportunities to contribute to the team, while do more than what is just required, with a sense of personal responsibility that always supports the mission.

I am sure you will agree when I say, Passion drives our actions. Someone said, “Passion is energy. The more passionate you are about yourself, your work, your life, or whatever it is you are doing…the more positive energy you give off. True happiness comes when you do what you are most passionate about. Passion shapes our existence, fuels the fires of inspiration and opens us up to opportunities and changes around us. Passion is enthusiasm and excitement for life.

Through exploration of the world around us, one’s passions are born. Passions make a person who they are. Who I am is shown through my passion for dance, service and exploration.

and a fervent passion that is almost indescribable as words will only fail to articulate what it means

Before I began to discuss what I feel the author Collins was talking about in his quote, we must define what passion really is. There were a couple of definitions for passion.

A wise man once said “Man is only great when he acts from passion.” When you hear the word passion, the first thing that might come to your mind is something related to love, and you’re not entirely wrong. According to Merriam- Webster’s dictionary, passion is defined as a strong feeling of enthusiasm or excitement for something or about doing something or a strong feeling (such as anger) that causes you to act in a dangerous way. All in all, it is a strong feeling, be it happiness, sadness, anger or liberality. You can be passionate about many things such as love, sports, food, or intimacy. However, it can also mean having a strong yearning for something.