Defining who you are

by ColoradoCoach.

One ship sails East,
And another West,
By the self-same winds that blow,
Tis the set of the sails
And not the gales,
That tells the way we go.

Like the winds of the sea
Are the waves of time,
As we journey along through life,
Tis the set of the soul,
That determines the goal,
And not the calm or the strife.

~Ella Wheeler Wilcox

What is the set of your soul? What is the longing passion that burns inside of you?

Over time many people quiet their authentic self, their passionate self, in order to make a living. Often we do not see the clear path that allows us to do both, and we choose making a living as a means of pure survival. Then we fill our lives as a tactic to keep that burning passion quiet.

As we grow older and seek out our destiny that passion continues to grow louder and louder, until it can no longer be buried. It cries out from our soul. It points us in directions we have not looked at for years.

Take time today to identify who you are? How do you define yourself? Not “what do you do?” or “What roles do you play?” but “WHO ARE YOU?”  Define who you are and begin to live your life from that definition.

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