Revisiting Drama ( and Passion ) - July 08

Sometimes I feel like Carrie Bradshaw ...  I have this little voice that speaks to me ALL day long  Commenting on the strangest of things  Lately - I have been speaking to myself about DRAMA  Actually INTEGRITY  And although these two things may seem a dichotomy at first  - they are -  to me – intricately related  I view them as almost a ying and a yang  I have often times be referred to as overly dramatic  Perhaps a bit of a drama queen  Nothing compared to some others I know - but that is a whole other blog Anyway - I still contend that I am merely passionate  Two very different things - and here is why ...  I have come to think that drama - especially in the context of today society tends to be bolstered and perhaps even perpetuated by unspoken truths, superficiality and at times down right deception It often appears to be driven by negativity It - the drama - seems to feed off itself and the twisted energy from which it it is spawn  Passion is MUCH different  Passion - to me - is a FEELING - beyond description - to the depths of ones soul - or at least mine – to do or say what emerges from within  Sometimes it is a driving force motivating us to go far beyond what we ever thought possible  It doesn’t really matter what the stimuli What matters is the source  Its intentions  There is no malice  Though perhaps - at times - because of the intensity - and contradiction to everything else around it - which is usually the drama I have previously eluded to - and its lack of honourable intention - it is received as such  The point is - when we are pure in heart - only trying to be true to ourselves - and others - why are we so often ostracized and condemned  I live a passionate life  I always have  It is a lonely road most of the time  Though there are visitors - they rarely have the courage to stay  It is work  It is not easy  But it is - at the end of the day - most rewarding to me.