How is your passion meter these days? <\/p>\n
Ok. I know some of you are thinking about something different than I am\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6but that is ok. Sexual passions are great, too. <\/p>\n
Today, however, let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s think a minute about the passion for living life to the fullest. <\/p>\n
I recently saw a sign in a store that is now over the doorframe in my kitchen. It says \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Live well, Laugh Often, Love Much<\/strong>.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Since I go in and out of the kitchen a good bit, I put it there to remind me often that I need to do those things.<\/p>\n We all know it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s easy to get in a rut from time to time. It happens to the best of us. <\/p>\n There are some of us, however, who seem to have a never ending zeal for life. It shows in our faces and in our attitudes. Now it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not always easy to keep up appearances if we, too, occasionally feel down. There is, however, something about people with a zest for life that many of us like to be around…especially if we aspire to be the same way. <\/p>\n I suspect there is a natural inclination toward having a passion for life\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6almost a talent for it\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6maybe even a gift of having it. I also suspect that many of us who have a passion for life simply take it for granted and don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t understand what all the hoopla is about. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s just a natural part of our lives, we think. <\/p>\n If you are not one of those who have a built in passion for life, there is hope. I have seen the most depressed person come out of a funk and change within weeks. <\/p>\n Here are some starters to consider if you want to make a few changes in this area: My wish for you today<\/strong> is that you \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Live well, Laugh Often, Love Much, be Passionate<\/strong>.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Life is just too darn short to do it any other way. <\/p>\n ~ Joellen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" How is your passion meter these days? Ok. I know some of you are thinking about something different than I am\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6but that is ok. Sexual passions are great, too. Today, however, let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s think a minute about the passion for living life to the fullest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,27,31,30,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-266","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-life-events","category-living-life-to-the-fullest","category-releationships-general","category-teenagers","category-serving-others"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/reflectionsfromacountrygirl.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/reflectionsfromacountrygirl.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/reflectionsfromacountrygirl.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reflectionsfromacountrygirl.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reflectionsfromacountrygirl.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=266"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/reflectionsfromacountrygirl.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/reflectionsfromacountrygirl.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=266"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reflectionsfromacountrygirl.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=266"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reflectionsfromacountrygirl.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tremember life is way too short to take yourself too seriously
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tsurround yourself with people who look at how you can do something instead of those who think of a million reasons why you can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tembrace your spiritual being
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\ttake care of yourself physically
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\ttake care of yourself emotionally
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tfind friends who support and encourage
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tvolunteer
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tlaugh hard
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tlove passionately\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6and often
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tembrace challenges with a positive attitude
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\trest adequately
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\ttake a deep breath
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\ttake your time
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\twrite<\/p>\n