Passions

I know that I've written about this before, but it's one of my favorite subjects. And my last couple of blogs have been pretty weighty. I don't think that's a bad thing, just time to lighten things up a bit.

Music and coffee are two of my deepest passions. I believe them both to be gifts God wrapped up just for me. I could talk about either for hours on end. I'm a pretty passionate guy, so to be honest I could talk about a lot of things for hours on end.

That's the reason I love Wikipedia so much, it fills my arsenal of knowledge so I can hold conversations about other's passions, because that is another passion of mine, deep conversations. Stay with me here...

I love to talk to people about the things they love. I had a great conversation this weekend about coffee. Coffee. It was great! We talked about the love of the local coffee shop, the bitter taste of burnt beans from a national chain and the sweet science of mixing drinks.

I had another talk with someone last week about art. I know nothing about art but to hear this guy talk about it was beautiful.

My brother loves people. He talk about the intricacies of the human soul for hours. I get absolutely drawn in when he does this. For my sister, it's compassion. For anything. She cried in High School Musical. All three of them. Why? Because she hurts along with every other living thing that hurts. It's one of the most beautiful things I've seen, the way she loves.

I think it's beautiful the way our Creator has wired us. I think he's wired all of us to be passionate about something. The tragedy is, most people ignore this. They go about life living safely in hobbies when instead they could be living richly in passions. Don't walk through life. Chase after those things that drive your spirit.

This leads me to my next passion, stories. Tell me your story. What are you passionate about? What things light up your heart and stir your soul? Tell me! I want to know!