What's Your Passion?

I took a spontaneous trip today to the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. (that is a story of it's own....which I will tell tomorrow....) While I was there, I came across a quote that really stuck with me. I wrote it down - and I've been mulling it over all day. I initially thought of ONE person who this quote reminded me of....and then as I thought about it through the rest of the day, I came up with a couple more. It was fun to think of friends in my life in context of their passions...and how their lives have actually inspired me. The quote is this:

"LIFE IS ABOUT PASSION: the intense and undeniable emotion that fills the body with overwhelming energy and strength. It allows good people to become great people, their passion so contagious that their words and deeds inspire others to follow and rise to do great things."

So the question is this: Who, in your world, lives a life of passion? I sent this quote to my friend, Shannon West (the FIRST person I thought of), and I said that it reminded me of her. And at first, she seemed puzzled as to why. But for those of you who know Shannon, I think you will agree with me that her passions (I'll use one example: The Backstreet Boys) inspire others to "rise to do great things" (I mean, she has seen them in concert like 4 TRILLION times, and got a group of girls to go along with her to these concerts and events and appearances....) You may argue the point of 'great things' in relation to the BSB - BUT in the context of her PASSION, there is no question that the things she inspired were great! And BSB is just ONE example. In the field of living a life with PASSION, to me, Shannon is the PERFECT example.

So tell me WHO inspires YOU with their passion. Tell me what their passion is and what 'great things' it has inspired YOU or other people to do. And remember - in the context of a certain 'passion', the possibilities for 'great things' are endless. For those SILENT READERS out there, now is your chance for YOUR voice to be heard. Take a chance to give a shout out to the Shannon West's in the world. I'm pretty sure you'll be glad you did!