Ageless Passions by Karen Putz

Tag: love

  • We Need More Passion in this World

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    I’m about to wrap up another book about PASSION.

    “Passion is over-used,” a friend of mine told me.

    Are you kidding me?

    When I look around, I see people just going through the motions throughout their day. The routine of stress and mediocrity is etched on the faces of people shopping at the local food store. There’s the usual pattern: the dread of Monday, the perk of aliveness on Wednesday, the celebration of Friday.

    And then there’s the weekend: when they truly live it up or kick back and relax.

    What if we turned that whole thing into a different paradigm?

    What if you woke up each day in gratefulness–beginning with the quiet celebration of breath and the reflection of all that is good.

    What if you looked forward to the unfolding of each day and time passed by so fast because you were deep into what you love to do.

    What if you were surrounded by people who cheer you on and love you just as you are–yet still push you to be the best you can be.

    What if you were vibrating at an energy level so high that others wonder how in the world you can do all that you do.

    Yes, that’s what passion will do for you.

    When you are lined up with your passion, your purpose, and your quest for serving others–that’s when life becomes bliss. You’re part of something that’s bigger than you, something that stretches you beyond anything you’ve ever imagined, and something that will leave a legacy long after your feet have left this earth.

    We need more passion in this world. We need you to wake up with eager anticipation. We need you to share your unique gifts, talents, skills, and abilities with others.

    You were not meant to live a ho-hum life. You were meant to to serve, to love, to enjoy, to feel, to imagine, to cry, to celebrate…

    You were not meant to walk through this life numb to each day and living for a day in the future.

    You were meant to passionately live NOW.

     
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  • Global Voices Of Social Media: Strength, Love, and Triumph

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    25 stories of women from all over the world with one common theme: strength, love, and triumph.

    I’m honored to have my story among these 25 amazing women. From adversity to triumph–each chapter captures the unique journey of what it takes to be passionately ALIVE.

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  • Breathe

    Breathe.

    Have you ever found yourself going through life so fast that you’re holding your breath?  That’s how I found myself last week after six days of travel, eye surgery and running kids here and there.  I flew to Florida, came home, went to the doc, and then off to Milwaukee for the HLAA conference. I came home to news that my mom had gotten into a car accident–she ended up in a ditch with the wheel off and the front end totaled–and thankfully ok.    On Sunday, the boys went in two different directions to two different camps.  By the time we dropped the last kid off, we realized we weren’t going to make it to the family dinner an hour and half away.

    Breathe.

    I received a letter this week from Ron, a high school friend of mine. He is a retired Navy deep sea diver.  He is teaching me the mechanics about scuba diving in his letters and we plan to go scuba diving next year.  One of the most important things to remember when underwater is simply this:

    Breathe.

    Because you know what happens when you hold your breath underwater while scuba diving?  The pressure increases and if it increases too much at one point, the lungs go “ka-boom.”

    Breathe.

    A new friend reminded me of this.  As I sat at the car rental place waiting for Joe to pick me up, I quieted my mind and focused on breathing.  How easy it is to forget that simple thing that gives us energy and sustains our bodies.

    I thought back to Steven’s birth.  I learned about hypnobirthing while I was pregnant and taught myself the technique.  It involves putting yourself in a special place, deep breathing, affirmations and changing your attitude and thought process.   Fourteen hours of labor, while intense at times, was a calm experience thanks to this approach.  I realized that I used it last week at the doctor’s office, and the minute that the procedure was over, I went back into “spinning life” mode, racing home to finish up work.

    Breathe.

    A friend of mine asked me how to achieve more balance in life.  I busted out laughing.  I’m the last person to ask for that advice, I told her.  Ask me in thirty years.

    But you know what?  The answer is really simple one, as my new friend reminds me:

    Breathe.

    And remember to love yourself and others in the process.  Because that’s what life is all about.  Nothing else matters.