No Matter What

A few years ago I saw a famous actress being interviewed on T.V. The gist of the conversation was how she Loved acting, how she felt compelled to act and how she would still want to act even if she never made any money from it. Acting was her passion, her joy, her modus operandi for life.

It’s obvious why she is an Academy Award winning actress. She has the passion. She found her niche. She lives in the flow of her life and it carries her to the greatest achievements. We see it on the big screen. She feels it in the depths of her soul.

A question that often comes up about the Law of Attraction is why everybody doesn’t create success at whatever it is that they want. An example that everyone seems familiar with is Hollywood. Why do some people go to Hollywood with the big dream yet they never are able to fulfill that dream? Do they not want it as much? And if we can “be, do or have” anything that we want then why, Why don’t we all create the success?

Well perhaps the answer lies in the old adage “Know Thyself”. We all have talents and strengths but more importantly we all have passions. I mean real passions, the things that keep you going, the things that give your life meaning, the things that you would do “no matter what”. “No Matter What” as in no money, no awards, no accolades, no recognition, no matter what you would do it anyway, just for the Joy of doing it.

There is a distinct difference between going to Hollywood because you “want to become a star” and going to Hollywood because you feel a “passion, a deep desire and a stirring in your soul, a compulsion to actually act, to be an actor”. Do you see the difference? The actress I spoke of had the passion, she didn’t do it to become a “star”, she did it because she loved it. She felt a compelling desire to act, not for the accolades and awards but rather for the Joy. It was her passion that carried her to stardom. That does not mean that there are no doubts, no questions on the road. In the same interview the extremely talented and award-winning actress had a moment of candor, an expression of being human. She said that she often wonders why she is chosen for the roles and if she can actually pull it off. Talent does not always recognize itself. But she recognized her passion; that was clear.

When you discover what gives your life meaning, what you love to do, what your life’s purpose is, your thoughts and your vibrations are on the doing, the perfecting, and the fun, joy, happiness and fulfillment of your path. That is when deliberate creation and the Law of Attraction work in your favor because your thoughts and your vibrations are purely on your passion.

So it really is important to consider what it is that you want and why it is that you want it. One caveat to consider is the fact that passion and the true rewards of passion comes from inside of you, from the depths of your own soul and from the joy and the pleasure of the doing and the being. The exterior rewards, the trophies, the monuments, the accolades and the awards, they are just the bonuses.

Find your true passions, your true purpose; what truly gives your life meaning and then you can deliberately and with a pure intent create the life you truly want.

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