What is Passion....??

What is passion...?? How can it be defined? Some relate it to the Crucifixion, others to emotion. As the saying goes "do what you love and love what you do." Passion. That is it, to do what you love and love what you do.

Most people have passion for certain things they do whether it be hobbies or their job or their friends and family. If you don't then you're probably just a cold hearted Scrooge. Me, I have a lot of passion for all of these things. I have felt it grow tremendously over the years. I'm 32 now and am starting to become set in my ways. That's not a bad thing. My passions range from hobbies such as woodworking to music to my friends and family. Whatever makes my heart happy, especially through rough times. Lately there have been some rough times for me. But, I force myself to look on the bright side. Some things that help me do that are immersing myself in music, being a drummer, building and woodworking, gardening, cooking, drawing and art, etc.

You know you have passion for something when it makes you smile just by thinking about it and getting excited. This is what woodworking does for me. I love to make things, no matter what it is. I'm not the best but I can make some pretty cool things. My latest projects were turning wood spindles for a porch and making a pallet swing. I have a few other ideas, such as making my own drum set from maple and/or oak, and designing my own wrap or burning for the outer shell. I'm still doing the research and trying to find materials for that one but I'm still pretty excited about it. Video to come with that one. 

Another big passion of mine is holiday food. I love to cook and bake comfort food, which explains why Autumn and Winter are my two favorite seasons.... Well, until January 1. At that point the temperature can go back up to 70 degrees and sunny until October. I love chocolate chip cookies. I bake lots of these, and chocolate covered pretzels, bread, pumpkin pie/bread/muffins, from Thanksgiving until Christmas. I may do some videos of these when the holidays come back around. Gardening is my escape from life during the spring and summer. I grow enough veggies to make lots of things like pickles, tomato sauce, hot sauce, dehydrated peppers, so on and so forth. I say that if I can grow it then I'm not buying it. I give a lot to my friends and family too though. I'll share.

My point, it makes me happy to make others happy. I'm a nice guy. That is my passion, making others happy in the things that I do and I like to share these instances so that more people can share in the happiness. Let me know what you think of my videos here, YouTube.com. Until next time....