What is your Passion?

foxyboxer · 09-12-2009 3:53pm #1

Apologies in advance if this seems a little new age but bear with me. I have been thinking a lot lately about the notion of Purpose.

I would like to know what your passion in life is. What do you love to do? Do you have hobbies you love in your spare time or do you work in a field that you are passionate about? If you had no commitments tomorrow, what would you do?

From my own perspective, I am in a pretty mundane IT job which at times becomes quite boring and repetitive. I have been reading and thinking about the concept of having a purpose in my life and to work everyday to fulfill this. But as usual I am having difficulty in the search.

So what is it you all love to do?

minidazzler · 09-12-2009 4:54pm

Music!

I LOVE Music.

stevoman · 09-12-2009 4:55pm

shooting and fishing!

McArmalite · 09-12-2009 5:08pm

Martail Arts fanatic :rolleyes:

In my 40's but still train 5/6 times a week, serious. I do Bazilian Jui Jitsu and kickboxing. Thing is, I've been training all my life bar accidents and serious illness. First started boxing as a nipper. I wouldn't recommend someone trying to throw themselves into a sport if they took it up in their 30's on. Physically you may do more damage than good, and skillwise and conditioning, your never going to be at the level of a guy whose been training solidly since he was a young lad.

Saying that, if you or anyone is interested in taking up a Martial Art, you could visit the Martial Arts forum and any of the lads there could advice you. I reckon that their's a Bruce Lee or Chuck Norris hidden inside every man

Will · 09-12-2009 6:36pm

Body jewellery, wood turning is a new one lately, i love my work (care assistant) and few other things. finally getting my ass in gear. Also love travelling

Snowie · 09-12-2009 6:50pm

Passions.

hmmm

Food, music, reading and my console collection.:cool:

Nervous Wreck · 09-12-2009 6:58pm

I want to help and inspire people. I haven't figured out how to do that yet but I'm thinking of trying to become a therapist.

Deedsie · 09-12-2009 6:59pm

Weirdly DIY work at home. I work in the IT sector aswell. Good job but its not the most challenging.

I love get stuck into a job that i have to get done over the weekend. Work boots and an aching body at the end of the day. Makes the few pints on a Saturday night feel deserved.

callaway92 · 09-12-2009 7:01pm

Porn

--amadeus-- · 09-12-2009 7:05pm

McArmalite wrote: »

I wouldn't recommend someone trying to throw themselves into a sport if they took it up in their 30's on.

I don't agree with that at all. Most people don't take up tri until they are into thier late 20s / early 30s and it can be very technical. My co-Mod did her first tri at 33 and is now one of teh country's top female Ironman triathletes as well as one of it's top ultra runners. I didn't run properly until I was 33 and I've taken 1:23 off my marathon time since then (I've just turned 37). I also took up MA in my mid 30s and I'm going through the grades at a comfortable pace. You're *never* too old to take up a new activity.

As to the OP - my passion is running. On a rest between training cycles at the moment but will be racing the Vienna marathon in April, hoping for 2:55. I run 5 - 7 times a week and Mod on here, mentor other runners (online and in "real life") and I've started writing a book about it.

That_Guy · 09-12-2009 7:10pm

Music, films, football, xbox and reading.

cocoa · 09-12-2009 7:12pm

Juggling

It's one of my favourite feelings when I finally get the hang of a difficult trick

Also, as I've recently rediscovered, my course

Music and reading can be pretty good too.

endasmail · 09-12-2009 7:16pm

heading off with the dog down the fields with the gun
music and texas hold em

Notorious · 09-12-2009 8:54pm

Music would probably be my greatest passion, I just love hearing new songs. I try to play the guitar, and that I love too.

Apart from that, reading anything that interests me, watching films and meeting new people.

Oh, I was forgetting travelling. Exploring new places can be quite exciting.

katana1 · 09-12-2009 9:05pm

I would put on some good old rock music on the mp3 and if it was dry work in the garden or take the dogs for a run in the woods.
if it was raining(like usual)--watch films or play some racing Sims on the PC.
As for life's purpose --I never gave it a thought until a couple of years ago --I would say looking after and keeping my family safe is priority and I try help others when I can but really haven't figured it out yet

Fajitas! · 10-12-2009 7:58am

Photography for me;

I've studied it, I've written about it, I work with it, it's my hobby and my getaway. I collect (old) cameras too.

It's funny, I've lots of other interests, music, cooking, travelling/exploring, t'internet, reading/theory, but photography relates to all of them, it's something I can involve with pretty much every other hobby. It's an excuse to do things and go places I wouldn't - Aswell as meet people I'd never meet normally.

Unfortunately, I've been having a minor lovers tiff with photography of late, so apart from work, I'm a bit mojo-less. Hopefully that'll be better by the new year. It makes you think though - If you're doing what you love to do, and it goes a bit stale for a while, what do you do then? (Not that I'll have a problem, we've had lovers tiffs before, and I've bought a nice new toy for myself that'll get my interests going again :pac: )

c - 13 · 10-12-2009 9:09am

Surfing mostly, though that doesnt happen as much as I like since I left Ireland.

Recently - Biltong/Jerky. Made a savage drying box out of an old shoe cabinet/Locker that can take about 5KG of meat. Move mucking about with seasoning, marinades and drying times. Plus it tastes bloody nice

I have a bag sitting on my desk for lunch looking at me now.

OldGoat · 10-12-2009 10:13am

c - 13 wrote: »

Recently - Biltong/Jerky.

<Drools> Biltong in Bahrain? Goatmeat by any chance?

I have lots of interests and hobbies and passions. Backgammon, golf, books, research to name but a few.
I think my passion is more of a personality trait then any particular hobby. I tend to get into the nittygritty of anything new that I take up.
Take burlesque. I'm not satisfied enough just to go and see the shows but I have to find out all about it, where it's been, why it came about, where it's going, who's involved, yadda yada yadda.
Same with golf, backgammon, clothing. Any new project grips me and I charge off in a frenzy of learning about it. When I found an old cutthroat razor I delighted in watching a 10 minute clip of someone simply sharpining one on a whetstone.

Otis Driftwood · 10-12-2009 10:15am

Horror,more specifically horror movies.Im a complete geek for them.I collect rare and out of print DVDs and have spent an obscene amout of money on them over the last few years although the last 12 months or so my spendign has been very much curbed due to financial restrictions.

I want to start collecting horror VHS but am going to hold off for now as I simply have no where to put them,some day though.

c - 13 · 10-12-2009 10:20am

OldGoat wrote: »

<Drools> Biltong in Bahrain? Goatmeat by any chance?

Yeah I was living with a lad from South Africa for about a year and he introduced me to it.

No goat yet, its been mostly beef the last month or two, i'm trying to get it perfect before i move on to other meats.

I've heard tell of a great meat market hidden away here though so ill be hitting that when I get back in the new year.

I really want to make camel biltong (no joke, you can buy the meat easily enough)

Snowie · 10-12-2009 10:35am

Oh id like to say skateing and snowboarding....

OldGoat · 10-12-2009 10:59am

c - 13 wrote: »

I really want to make camel biltong

I'm already writing you a cheque to cover costs and P&P.

Dr Galen · 10-12-2009 12:13pm

OldGoat wrote: »

<Drools> Biltong in Bahrain? Goatmeat by any chance?

I have lots of interests and hobbies and passions. Backgammon, golf, books, research to name but a few.
I think my passion is more of a personality trait then any particular hobby. I tend to get into the nittygritty of anything new that I take up.
Take burlesque. I'm not satisfied enough just to go and see the shows but I have to find out all about it, where it's been, why it came about, where it's going, who's involved, yadda yada yadda.
Same with golf, backgammon, clothing. Any new project grips me and I charge off in a frenzy of learning about it. When I found an old cutthroat razor I delighted in watching a 10 minute clip of someone simply sharpining one on a whetstone.

thats me all over. Maybe it's the pursuit of new things and knowledge, maybe it because I can get bored easily, feck knows.

KrustyUCC · 10-12-2009 1:19pm

G.A.A

Play myself at low level, coach a club Juvenille team and also referee games.

Also attend as many inter county/club games as i can

A-Trak · 10-12-2009 1:41pm

Fishing for me.

There's nothing like belting along the motorway in the dead of night and middle of winter towards some lake or river with the promise of a whopper pike in it.

No other activity I've ever done helps me "switch" off like fishing when I'm sat beside a lake or river. No traffic, no ringing phones, no worries.

Wibbs · 10-12-2009 2:09pm

Fly fishing, carpentry/furniture, Painting, sculpture, photography, design, film, horology(building a wooden clock as we speak), antiques, gardening and a couple others. They would be hobbies, though interests would be more on top of that. Like Mystik Monkey and OldGoat, I get bored easily

knightmare · 10-12-2009 4:34pm

Brewing my own beer- love it, if I had discovered the craft before I purchased my first house a massive garage would have been a must.. but the home bar will be built some day taps & all.

L31mr0d · 10-12-2009 6:28pm

Well I'd consider myself a bit of a utilitarian. Whatever makes me happy really is worthwhile. When that activity ceases to bring me happiness I'll stop it and find something else to fill my time with.

My passion is to spend as much of my life doing whatever interests me at that moment in time. I've never kept a hobby or interest for more than a few months.

I was actually thinking about this the other day. It was sparked by a fairly innocuous trip to the bathroom. I took out my phone, and opened up a game I remember trying and hating a few years back. Now, I absolutely love it and am addicted to it. It got me thinking, what exactly do I have in common with the person I was 3 years ago. If I could travel back in time would I even like that person, my interests have almost completely changed.

That being said my rock is my wife. She never ceases to amaze me because, like with everything else I've ever spent time on, I usually start to get bored. She has increasingly become more and more interesting to me over the 11 years I've known her. My passion, and since I've known her actually, has been to share as many memories with her as possible. Just being able to watch the life of someone else for a lifetime and share in that experience is what drives me.

Dord · 10-12-2009 7:45pm

Music, electrical projects (mostly music related) and fixing stuff. Main passion would be playing and listening to music.

Hazys · 10-12-2009 10:22pm

stevoman wrote: »

shooting and fishing!

Me too, i prefer when the fish are in a barrel tho.

Will · 10-12-2009 10:35pm

OldGoat wrote: »

<Drools> Biltong in Bahrain? Goatmeat by any chance?

I have lots of interests and hobbies and passions. Backgammon, golf, books, research to name but a few.
I think my passion is more of a personality trait then any particular hobby. I tend to get into the nittygritty of anything new that I take up.
Take burlesque. I'm not satisfied enough just to go and see the shows but I have to find out all about it, where it's been, why it came about, where it's going, who's involved, yadda yada yadda.
Same with golf, backgammon, clothing. Any new project grips me and I charge off in a frenzy of learning about it. When I found an old cutthroat razor I delighted in watching a 10 minute clip of someone simply sharpining one on a whetstone.

Like a few of the other gentlemen there and yourself, know silly and minute details about piercings, its origins both modern and ancient, and recently getting way more into the jewellery side of things. I spend silly amounts of time and money researching jewellery.

Have quite a few prized possessions, namely chiapas amber labret piece which mayans used to wear in their lips and some african tribes who still do. Also a jade piece too which is just amazing. And have ordered some more amber for my lobes. They're just my 2 fav items, have many many more >.<

I'd waffle but don't wanna bore people

What is your Passion?

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