What's the love of your heart?

Posted on 23 June 2009 10:16pm in Empowerment

If there is no passion in your life, then have you really lived? Find your passion, whatever it may be. Become it, and let it become you and you will find great things happen FOR you, TO you and BECAUSE of you. - T. Alan Armstrong

There are more than six and a half billion people in the world today and it amazes me to think that EVERY ONE of them is special and unique in some way. Everyone has some talent or ability or gift that is unique to them. That special gift, or the mark of genius as I would like to call it, resides in the depth our hearts. It is what gives us direction in life.

Some people recognize this gift in them and they make it their passport to greatness. Others never bother about it and, by their ignorance and negligence, they simply let the genius die. And let me tell you, it’s painful to watch genius die.

And it’s even more painful, excruciatingly painful, to know that countless geniuses die every day without ever knowing that they were geniuses. Without knowing that they were special, uniquely gifted individuals who could live fulfilling lives if they explored and expressed their core genius. Who could not only brighten their own life but also illuminate the whole world if only they recognized and manifested their unique talents and special abilities. If they simply followed their passion – the love of their hearts!

What about you? Are you following the love of your heart? Are you expressing all your special talents and abilities? Are you giving the world the special gifts that it expects from you?

Please do. Do the thing you love. Do what brings joy to your heart. Follow your passion. Answer your calling. Give the world the fruit of your genius. You just can't come down to this world, hang around a few years, and just leave from here. That's mighty discourteous. You've got to leave something behind, something of value. And what better thing to leave behind than the gift of your genius!

Yes, the gift of your genius. Which, again, is only possible if you follow the love of your heart. Whatever it may be. Whatever. From collecting rocks to designing rockets. It may even be hanging out talking with people. That's what people like Oprah and Ellen do. Or it may be computers, just like that of Bill Gates and Steve Jobs. So, as I said, whatever. Whatever pumps your heart and makes you jump out of bed in the morning. Do that. Do it as passionately as Ms Winfrey or Mr Jobs do.

That's all it takes.

Now to end this post, I'd like to invite Steve Jobs, yes the same Mr Jobs, the whiz and boss of Apple Inc, to say something to you on this very topic. Perhaps Steve would like to share a few remarkable instances from his own life. Watch him speak in this YouTube video and let the message sink in.

All the best.

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