"It is the soul's duty to be loyal to its own desires. It must abandon itself to its master passion."
Rebecca West
My friend Michelle loves succulent plants. She loves raising them and loves putting them into glorious displays. These are works of art, living and breathing and so reflective of the luscious woman I know Michelle to be.
Today we were at our friend Jennie’s house. I insisted she come inside to appreciate the Zen feeling it has, and she was looking at Jennie’s tea pot and confessed she spends time imagining which succulents would look the most wonderful in this teapot or that cup and saucer or that cookie jar or that milk and creamer set.
She was apologetic for her passion.
I said, “But Michelle, it is just like my crazy obsession with all things poetic. Yes, some people may find it odd but once in a while you meet a person who “gets” your passion. It’s all worth it then.”
Passion is one of those magnetic qualities that cannot be denied, much like life force growing up from rocks or cracks in the sidewalk to startle a passerby with a purple flower or a fledgling tree or one of Michelle's succulent plants bursting with vitality from her love.
Passion and Life Force are either twins or a romantically involved couple.
Perhaps a slightly different way is to see Passion and Life Force as mother and child.
I know the passion Michelle has for her succulents births incredible, alive art. The life force moves her to create, the life force moves in her blood and breath to give her succulents life. The succulents literally give life and love back and the cycle continues.
When Michelle and you and I are loyal to our passion, the result is more passion.
When we allow our life force to be a partner in our lives, abundance appears as a result in many different forms: abundant friendships, abundant color, more opportunity to share, to give, to be a midwife to more life.
Michelle had no idea I would be stirred to write about her passion, her art and her life force, she was simply being her delightful self and expressing her love for succulents one afternoon during a very short visit.
Her delight invited me to write these words.
We are, each and all, given wisdom through loyalty to soul and passion.
Her loyalty takes form here:
Michelle had no idea I was going to write this about her passion until I asked her for photos. She is one of those dear, magnetic people everyone I know falls in love with right away.
She also does nails at Karma Salon in Bakersfield. She is artistic in so many ways I cannot begin to tell you. She is a photographer, actor, writer, Mama-to-two, nail artist, succulent lover, and blesses me with her friendship. Click here to find her on facebook (and make appointments for your nails or to order a succulent arrangement) .
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Julie Jordan Scott has been a Life & Creativity Coach, Writer, Facilitator and Teleclass Leader since 1999. She is also an award winning Actor, Director, Artist and Mother Extraordinaire. She was twice the StoryTelling Slam champion in Bakersfield. She teaches a teleclass/ecourse "Discover the Power of Writing & Telling Engaging, Enlightening Stories" which begins again March 22, 2012. Find details by clicking this link.
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