Passion is a Beautiful Thing

When it first came out, I went to the movie theatre to see Michael Jackson’s “This Is It”. I must say that I was impressed from the first frame through the last. Michael was truly blessed. His singing and dancing and directing and producing skills that were developed and refined through the years were AMAZING!! But in addition to that, he believed in having fun, he believed in his fellow man and he was very humble and sincere.

The main thing that I took away from the movie was not this great sense of who Michael Jackson was, but instead I was floored by the amount of passion that he and especially his dancers and back-up singers had. How truly wonderful to know what you want to do and be so driven to do it with every ounce of your being. It was so great to see the dancers who grew up watching Michael Jackson get to realize their dream of working with their idol.

Life can be hard and can take its toll on you, but through it all, you still need to be passionate about something. Do you still have your passion? I know firsthand how easy it is to get caught up in everyday life and lose your passion. I don’t know what my passion is anymore and I get a twinge of jealousy when I see people who know what their passion is and are pursuing it. Oftentimes, I wish that mine was something obvious like singing or dancing.

But as I was leaving the theatre, I was determined to find my passion again and to take stock in my life and figure out what I want from it. When something tragic happens, like losing a superstar like Michael Jackson or someone who is close to you, people tend to have a reality check and see that life is precious and life is short and we should try to make the most out of every day, every hour and every minute that we are given.

Here’s to hoping you have your passion and hoping I find mine.

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