Heartfelt Passion | True Connections with Weston Jolly – Ep 37

Is Passion A Spiritual Element? There’s heartfelt passion everywhere if you know where to search. The energy in passion is simply the most overlooked spiritual attribute that there is beyond the word thanks. I think it’s safe to say, most people don’t recognize the real power in heartfelt passion. Passion is one thing that takes our desires and lifts them up to new heights. Passion isn’t something you can fake, and if you can, it will never last. While desire is the attribute whereby all things are created, passion is the fire that is behind even the simplest of desires. How does heartfelt passion fit into your relationship? If you answer, it’s complicated, you’re not the only one. ----------------- Thank you for joining us for this podcast Episode 037 of True Connections with Weston Jolly Transcription: Heartfelt Passion Have you ever been in the presence of someone who emotionally moved you because of their heartfelt passion? Heartfelt passion is very spiritual. There’s an energy in feeling the fervent passion of another that is compelling. Passion actually connects us. Have you ever thought about that? When you express passionately you expel a life force energy that leaves a trail like the commercial planes that continually fly overhead of us. The white line of the contrail forms a line that is a direct path to the tip of the arrow which is the jet piercing the sky. Maybe passion is the real arrow of cupid. Passion can be very seductive. If someone looks into your eyes with passion it can stir an energy or a desire that is hypnotic. You may find yourself staring back not even aware that you haven’t blinked. Real passion from the heart isn’t at all manipulative. If anyone has ever taken from you using the energy of passion you may have determined to become guarded. It’s an easy consideration to make if you think you’ve been duped by the passion of another. Anyone not wanting to deal with their own emotions will find passion —the gateway to hell. Is this context, passion may be the stimulant that stirs the feeling you’re under the influence of uncontrollable emotions. Continuing down this path, passion may seem crazy or even foolish. Anyone not wanting to engage with their emotions would think of passion as the ultimate elixir to avoid. Heartfelt passion isn’t necessarily something to be afraid of. It’s pure, beautiful and strong. I remember talking to Nancy who thought that Michael Buble’s voice was so incredibly passionate she could hardly contain herself when she attended one of his concerts. She wasn’t a starry eyed teenager. Nancy was a mature woman with a middle age child. Still, she described his voice as if her body was the instrument being used to create the sounds. It was erotic. Or at least it was for her. The energy and heartfelt passion that Nancy felt while listening to her favorite singer moved her soul. Yes, I certainly did use the word soul. What if passion is an attribute of your soul? What if passion isn’t some kind of deceitful enemy wanting to take you into places you shouldn’t go. What if passion is found in the contrails of the jet that leads the way? If passion is a soul attribute, then heartfelt passion is something to explore not ignore. Right? It’s amazing to think that anyone would be afraid of passion but then again you may find it hard to believe that anyone could be afraid of water. Clearly, as far as fear goes, you can become afraid of anything. Let’s focus on that nature of heartfelt passion. My purpose is to acknowledge the powerful nature of passion that you might see it, use it, play with it, in the same way you would any other kind of life force energy. Let’s have some fun. To begin with, passion comes in many forms. Yet, passion possess the same energy, strength and potential in all of its forms. Recently, I watched a documentary film of the first accent of The Dawn Wall on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. This climb is described by a veteran climber as, “The most continuously difficult rock climb ever done —nothing else is even close.” Heartfelt passion is the means in which this achievement was accomplished. I am not saying outstanding athletic prowess was absent nor am I ignoring a lot of other very important factors, but I am saying heartfelt passion is at the core of the achievement. This prompts the question, why? Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson are the two crazy climbers that accomplished this feat. The origins of this passion actual come down to one man, Tommy. Some describe Tommy as obsessed with climbing, and most certainly a nut for trying to climb this impossible face of granite. Like most films, books and historical accounts the six years in preparation of such a passion is overlooked. It’s easy to understand why, because watching or even reading six years worth of material in how someone is breaking down the impossible is boring. Boring to the common mind but not for the man or woman who is fueled by the passion. Passion is the real root for all aspects of creation. Passion is much more than a desire. A desire can be anything you want. Something you want to create. Something that you want to do. Desire can also be the means in which you want to sit next to that special someone in a classroom environment in order to get to know them. Without desire nothing can be accomplished or created. This reminds me of a specific event that is relevant to our discussion. I was making a six hour drive across the desert. I was happy, but bored in the sense there wasn’t anything to really see, until I noticed something sparkling in the sky several miles ahead. I saw one object and the only reason I’d seen it at all was because some part of the aircraft reflected the sun like a mirror. I had another three hours of driving and like I said, there was nothing else to do so I started trying to determine what I was seeing. Suddenly, I saw the reflections of two objects flying horizontal and then flat and then twirling and spinning around. It had to be two drones, I reasoned. After thirty more minutes of driving, it became clear I was watching a couple of Air Force pilots in training. One minute they would fly in unison and the next you’d see them spin off like butterflies doing their own thing individually. It was right here after the two planes split apart, that I’d see something that I’d never seen before. The jet closest to me was flying I’d say about 1,000 feet off the ground when it accelerated in speed so fast it that was incredible to witness. I saw an abrupt change in the exhaust or the smoke left behind as the afterburners were ignited. The F-15 was flying perfectly level with the ground then suddenly it went ninety degrees straight up. My mouth flew open like a child. Almost everyone has probably seen this kind of flying, likely TV or a video someplace, but it’s quite different in person. It was amazing. I’ve described all of this for you to picture what it’s like to be flying level with the energy of desire and to be taken straight up with passion. Passion is the afterburners that takes desire and accelerates it into new speeds and directions that may at first seem impossible. Passion is indeed an energy. The afterburners of the F-15 that I watched so intently is nothing compared to the energy of heartfelt passion. (Laughing) Maybe you never thought of heartfelt passion being associated with mountain climbing or in flying ultra-high speed aircraft. Maybe you’ve always thought of passion in consideration of the love and romance. Fair enough, but for the record, the energy is all the same. It wouldn’t be spiritually proper for me to leave this out, so please extend me some space to return to expressing heartfelt passions outside of love and romance. I’ve heard many people describe aspects of their romantic relationships, as if their desire is gone. We can easily deduct that if there is no desire, then there is no passion either. This is a proper deduction. But is it possible to loose a desire? Can desire, like my car keys, get lost? To some degree you can loose a desire. Desires do fluctuate. Desire can move the thermometer in the same way it gets hot and cold. If a desire flat lines or continues to decrease you should take special note. If this is happening within a relationship there are several common reasons why. Again, I’m taking about desire here not heartfelt passion. Heartfelt passion is going to be again talked about in just a minute. If your desire is declining don’t wait to identify the true nature of what is changing. Here’s why? When people lose their desire, especially in relationship, something is going on. Hoping for your desire to return is nice but not very romantic when it comes to a relationship. For example, consider an imaginary couple; Sam and Kathy, who are boyfriend and girlfriend. Sam tells Kathy that he has lost his desire. Kathy could easily react, especially because of hearing it on Valentine’s Day. But if it’s the truth, it’s something to explore. Here’s the really good news. Instead of Kathy thinking that she’s lost the goods, or that she needs to buy some really nice lingerie or special perfume maybe Sam’s loss of desire has nothing to do with her. In relationship, it’s very easy to assume that you’re responsible for your partner’s loss of desire. Worse, if you so choose, you can believe you’re the cause. I won’t say that loss of desire is only a one-way street. Let me explain further. Imagine Sam thinking in the beginning that Kathy is cute when he first started a conversation with her that ultimately ended with a date. Sam had a desire to date Kathy and Kathy responded in a like desire to go out with Sam. All is good. The inverse can be true, when Sam’s desire changes then correspondingly Kathy’s can too. This is pretty typical in close relationships. This mirroring of each other is everyday typical....