What sets your soul on fire? Gives you the passion to persevere through the hardest times on your journey through this life.? Is it a person, or people, a career, a love for things unknown? I find myself asking this question when I feel stuck in a rut, when I am trying to come to a conclusion about something that had been plaguing my mind. I also think that the title of this could easily also be, “What is your Why?”. Why, I wonder how many people truly step away from themselves and ask, “Why?”
I myself have various “Whys”, the “Why do I wake up happy to go to my job?”, or simply “Why do I do the things I do?” . That second one is ever evolving and I am always learning a new “Why.” I was inspired to write this by my love, his passion for anything that he does seems to be multiple in comparison to many individuals I have met. His soul is fueled. But although his soul is fueled to do amazing things, I watch from an outside and see that even he gets his “Whys” crossed and it lets me know that this journey is one we all take and if acknowledge from a selfless place we can learn to grow and become greater versions of ourselves.
Today I ask myself, “What fuels your soul?” In my current stage in life the fuel to my soul is being 100% authentic to myself. I wake up in the mornings and look into the mirror and admire myself. What I find beautiful, what I consider a blemish or flaw, i communicate to my body parts blessing them and giving them the love that they deserve. And I feel fueled to take on the day, to know that I have gotten to a place of self appreciation and that it could be share with every person i interact with.
I never appreciated myself, I never fueled my soul. I had become dependant upon outside influence to light my flame, to give me the fuel I was so longing for to take on the day. This no longer is true. I am unapologetically me, staying true to my morals yet remaining open to information I am not yet privy to. Other than understand self worth and that fueling me daily to love and grow, the other source of fuel for my soul is LOVE. True unadulterated love, but this love also scares me. It is the second time I have ever been in love and I find that it is one of the easiest things to do. Love fuels my soul, and although I am afraid of this love, I am learning to do it more.
Again, my partner is a huge inspiration to this newfound love with LOVE. I wake up every morning and look at him as he lay sleeping and my soul is lit on fire and I realize that I have a deeper understanding of living for yourself and someone else. My love for him pushes me to be the best version of my ever altering self. The perfect song is on, “Help Yourself” by Amy Winehouse. A moment where the song is right in tuned with how you are feeling, what you are saying. I recommend to all those who read this blog. It’s a love song, my kinda love song. Love, this kind of love is teaching me to look at my life as not only mine. I think of my man with almost every movement, and this is not in the fashion of judgement. But more from a sense that I love someone so much that I ensure each of my actions not only are beneficial to me and my wellbeing but of my man as well.
As my first post and the fact that my brain has turned to mush…. I conclude,
You have this life to live in any way you want. Love hard, cry harder for the things that move you. Harness your energy and share with the world. Take a look in the mirror and reflect, not just an image but your soul.
FUEL YOUR SOUL.
Wonders in Adventureland 