World Cup Passion

More than any other sport, soccer is a game of passion – for the players and the fans. And that’s nowhere more evident than during the World Cup, the largest sporting event in the world.

Fans from every continent spend thousands of dollars to fly thousands of miles to support their national team. And it is an amazing thing to see.

Someday I will witness that passion in person (it’s on the bucket list), but for now the television coverage will have to do.

It also helps that I can live vicariously through my boyfriend and his family who unfailingly support the Mexican national team through their ups and downs - and there were plenty of both during the opening game today.

In the end, Mexico and South Africa both rallied and the game ended in a tie.

For the next month, the world will unite to watch 32 countries fight to win the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

And, for a world that is often at war against each other, that is a wonderful thing.

Collecting Experiences

Last night, I fought a bout of vertigo to see Jay-Z in concert. Sure the seats were three rows from the top of the arena, but it was the experience that counts - even the part where we were stuck for an hour inside the adjacent parking garage waiting to exit.

But when it was all said and done, I was achieving my goal of getting out of the house more AND collecting an experience.

See I recently read an interview where a woman said that one of her passions was collecting experiences. And BAM – I had had another epiphany! I’ve always loved to collect things, from art and purses to books and lamps. But what I didn’t realize was that I'd always been striving to collect experiences.

You see I despise being left out of things because it means that I’m missing out on having an experience. And that extended to starting a business, getting out of the house more and doing new things. And those feelings were actually the catalyst for starting this blog.

Whew! Who knew blogging could be so draining. I feel like my laptop should be billing me hourly for all this therapy.

I Swear I’m Not a Religious Nut

Sometimes you come across a message that hits so close to home that you want to share it with everybody:

Today I ask myself: Am I doing what I love? If the answer is no, perhaps it is time to reevaluate why I am pursuing something that may be out of alignment with my heart's desires.

To discover my divine purpose, I turn within and see what lights my inner flame. As I consider different options, I feel an immediate surge of energy, creativity and excitement as I connect with my purpose and discover my true calling.

Perhaps I am hesitant to proceed for some reason. If this is the case, I take the matter directly to God in prayer. There is a way for me to follow my passion and fulfill my potential. The perfect path awaits if I have the courage to believe.i

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i Retrieved February 03, 2010 from DailyWord.com website: http://www.dailyword.com. The Daily Word is a publication featuring messages of hope. Disclaimer: I am in no way promoting any sort of religion, I am simply simply posting a message that I found inspiring and motivating.

Procrastination is like a Double Barrel Shotgun

For the past few years, I’ve been trying to figure out what I want to be when I grow up. I was always envious of my friends who had that figured out at a young age. I always thought that would make life so much easier.

Not knowing has always bothered me, but I never gave it much thought when I was in my early 20’s because I felt like I had all the time in the world to figure it out. But as I got closer to turning 30, I started to wonder if I’d ever discover what I wanted to be.

But after a few years of obsessive soul searching, I eventually came to the realization that my life goal was to get back to my art and start my own business. I wanted the life that I read about in my magazines. I wanted to be that successful designer working out of a home studio, surrounded by my family, making my own schedule and finding inspiration on trips around the world.

For one split second I was ecstatic!

And then procrastination, my mortal enemy, blew away my hope with a double barrel shotgun.