I had the chance this week to attend a meeting where a staff person of the municipality spoke about her work and a project that she was launching. Her aim here was to advise the committee where I was attending about her project, which was very interesting. What stuck with me more though was her passion and interest in the work that she was doing. It was a magical elixir, she presented her project and talked about the work that she was doing with such joy and enthusiasm I think all of us in the room could imagine her love of her work. How fantastic is that. To be able to not only work hard in a chosen role, but also to absolutely love what you do and really believe in the impact that it has. Like all people, as I get older, I really do start to realize how short life is and how meticulously important it is to spend our time whenever we can do things that make our hearts sing. And while that cannot always be our jobs or other roles that we must attend to. I think it is critical that we find at least one thing that we can take part in, a hobby or club or job where we really get to stretch our wings, lose track of time, get inspired and find that passion and interest. I think one of the keys is to reflect on when the last time was that you lost track of time, when you looked up and hours had gone by, or someone had to text you to say- are you ever getting home. What was that activity? What was at its heart? It should offer a pretty good indicator of what you like best to explore, do or learn about and you can build from there. In big and small ways, it is how we spend our days, hours and minutes that does define how we spend out life. Seek out your own magic elixir.
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