Do you have passion in your life?
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Currently my biggest passion is getting into shape. Started it a little over a year ago properly and has really changed me. It isn't just something i do actively in the gym but something that i think about every time i eat/plan a meal.
It comes with highs and lows but it's mainly super positive. I go 6 days a week (i would go 7 if i didn't feel like i'd fall apart). I go every lunch at work and a little after I finish work, as well as every Sunday.
Started as a way to lose a bit of fat and I went from not liking it to looking forward to going. I keep changing goals and moving the goalposts.
I'll never be the biggest guy, strongest guy, leanest guy but i will be at least a lot better than when i started.
It comes with highs and lows but it's mainly super positive. I go 6 days a week (i would go 7 if i didn't feel like i'd fall apart). I go every lunch at work and a little after I finish work, as well as every Sunday.
Started as a way to lose a bit of fat and I went from not liking it to looking forward to going. I keep changing goals and moving the goalposts.
I'll never be the biggest guy, strongest guy, leanest guy but i will be at least a lot better than when i started.
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I have things that bring me joy such as walking in the countryside, climbing, working out (sometimes), or even something as simple as finding a really good TV show.
None of them I would rate as a passion though. Any could be replaced by something else and I'd likely be just as happy. The only thing in my life that could never be replaced is my family so I guess they're my only passion.
If I had more time and money to devote to my hobbies/interests then I guess they could become passions but they take it only a fraction of my life due to other commitments so it's hard for them to ever actually become a passion.
None of them I would rate as a passion though. Any could be replaced by something else and I'd likely be just as happy. The only thing in my life that could never be replaced is my family so I guess they're my only passion.
If I had more time and money to devote to my hobbies/interests then I guess they could become passions but they take it only a fraction of my life due to other commitments so it's hard for them to ever actually become a passion.
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So you go to the Titty Twister as well then
My passion\Hobby is to make my power chair go faster and further.
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Course fishing, I used to do competitions but not so much lately. Just been pleasure fishing recently.
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this is actually not the best way of doing things, head over to the gym rats thread for some advice
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this is actually not the best way of doing things, head over to the gym rats thread for some advice
This. Haven't don't a day of cardio in the 16 years I've been training.
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Squats is enough cardio for me
I have hobbies, weight lifting, photography, computers. But my true passion is Music Production, hoping to actually release a track or 2 before the end of the year
I have hobbies, weight lifting, photography, computers. But my true passion is Music Production, hoping to actually release a track or 2 before the end of the year
I have many interests but none have I ever got to a very high standard. I'm interested in all sorts but rarely achieve anything significant. However speak to people at the top of their game and they will still be critical of themselves. On reflection you are never totally satisfied, you just have to try and be happy in the moment.
Was meant to be releasing an album last year, now it is June and it's still not done as I just can't seem to get motivated and have been doing other things.
Was meant to be releasing an album last year, now it is June and it's still not done as I just can't seem to get motivated and have been doing other things.
Aviation. A massive sense of freedom and peacefulness every time I hit the skies. It's something I always wanted to "be" as a child, but never thought I could, so being able to fulfill that is incredible and more so being able to share it with friends and family. Still some ways to go to get to the end goal, but I'm getting there. I'd absolutely love to be an ambassador for a future employer and inspire people to follow the same path. I could talk for hours about it!
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Interesting thread OP, I have just turned 40 and I have been thinking about this a lot. The short answer is, no, I don't have a passion for anything. In reality, I did, but for one reason or another, that passion has drained from me...
Throughout my childhood, I was obsessed with computers. That was my hobby. I was pretty good at it too. Then I got an apprenticeship in IT, and now, 23 years later, I'm still doing an IT Support role. It's actually not a bad job all in all, pays OK, not spectacular, but then I have little in the way of responsibility, stress or pressure; although should I be lucky enough to be promoted, the money will change but the job wont really change at all - win/win. However, getting back to the relevant bits of the thread, I have to say, that the job has certainly to some degree killed off my passion for computers. When all you do all day is deal with Windows faults and another broken HP laptop, you kind of lose that passion somewhat!
As a sidenote to that, I was really into gaming as well (not really a surprise, I expect I'm in good company here). However, now, I don't have the time or motivation to play games I used to. The time thing is called being an adult, but the motivation I suspect is a few things: games are much more complicated than they used to be, and computers are too. If I have a half hour time slot, I'm often greeted with an issue I didn't know existed or an update that needs to be done before I can play. There's my half hour gone. Maybe if I had longer than that, I'd simply decide I CBA instead. So yeah, games have lost their fun too.
I was really into cars, sports cars, hot hatches. However, I always got into debt for the car and then couldn't afford to run it properly. I had a string of excellent cars (MR2s, Z4 Coupes, 350Zs, Clio 172s, Integras, etc etc) but I found that when I was getting more and more into debt it was robbing the joy out of ownership. Now I moved close to the city centre and don't have a car. I do miss it, but I don't miss the bills.
I am also into music and hifi. Only I realised the hifi thing is really a waste of time and money once up to a certain level. I found that I was listening to the gear more than the music. This is the wrong away around. Now I have a system that is 'good enough' and enjoy the music more... WHEN I get to listen, which is less and less now. So I find myself on headphones a lot or listening at work in the build room on a pair of £10 PC speakers. Ho hum...
I used to keep tropical fish. Tank burst in the middle of the night. Now the mrs doesn't want another tank in the house. Another hobby gone.
Exercise - I'm into weights, but I don't love it. I've made OK progress. Problem is I like a drink, so I don't fully realise the (aethetic) benefits.
Oh yeah, did I mention I like a drink. And socialising, is that really a hobby?!
So yeah... I have no passions left in life. I feel like this needs to change...
Throughout my childhood, I was obsessed with computers. That was my hobby. I was pretty good at it too. Then I got an apprenticeship in IT, and now, 23 years later, I'm still doing an IT Support role. It's actually not a bad job all in all, pays OK, not spectacular, but then I have little in the way of responsibility, stress or pressure; although should I be lucky enough to be promoted, the money will change but the job wont really change at all - win/win. However, getting back to the relevant bits of the thread, I have to say, that the job has certainly to some degree killed off my passion for computers. When all you do all day is deal with Windows faults and another broken HP laptop, you kind of lose that passion somewhat!
As a sidenote to that, I was really into gaming as well (not really a surprise, I expect I'm in good company here). However, now, I don't have the time or motivation to play games I used to. The time thing is called being an adult, but the motivation I suspect is a few things: games are much more complicated than they used to be, and computers are too. If I have a half hour time slot, I'm often greeted with an issue I didn't know existed or an update that needs to be done before I can play. There's my half hour gone. Maybe if I had longer than that, I'd simply decide I CBA instead. So yeah, games have lost their fun too.
I was really into cars, sports cars, hot hatches. However, I always got into debt for the car and then couldn't afford to run it properly. I had a string of excellent cars (MR2s, Z4 Coupes, 350Zs, Clio 172s, Integras, etc etc) but I found that when I was getting more and more into debt it was robbing the joy out of ownership. Now I moved close to the city centre and don't have a car. I do miss it, but I don't miss the bills.
I am also into music and hifi. Only I realised the hifi thing is really a waste of time and money once up to a certain level. I found that I was listening to the gear more than the music. This is the wrong away around. Now I have a system that is 'good enough' and enjoy the music more... WHEN I get to listen, which is less and less now. So I find myself on headphones a lot or listening at work in the build room on a pair of £10 PC speakers. Ho hum...
I used to keep tropical fish. Tank burst in the middle of the night. Now the mrs doesn't want another tank in the house. Another hobby gone.
Exercise - I'm into weights, but I don't love it. I've made OK progress. Problem is I like a drink, so I don't fully realise the (aethetic) benefits.
Oh yeah, did I mention I like a drink. And socialising, is that really a hobby?!
So yeah... I have no passions left in life. I feel like this needs to change...
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I'm facing 40 next year and been obsessed with motorbikes and all things 2 wheels since I was 5. I would definitely describe it as the love of my life.
I wouldn't say work is my passion but I'm very good at it and I get a lot of satisfaction from it and it pays well which allows to to indulge in my biking and travel.
I wouldn't say work is my passion but I'm very good at it and I get a lot of satisfaction from it and it pays well which allows to to indulge in my biking and travel.
You all have it wrong it took me many years to figure it out.
Variety, you need to do lots of things, some of them you will be naturally good at, some of them you will want to get better at, some of them you just love doing and it doesn't matter either way, and some will drift in and out.
I used to love my Tech but as i have gotten older it seems to have got more complicated but somehow i feel further and further detached from it as its just lacks soul, still not got any home automation (mainly down to a total lack of trust in Google,Amazon, Apple etc) and whatever i buy a new more shiny model is released the year after asking for more of my money for a feature that should have come with the first one.
Variety, you need to do lots of things, some of them you will be naturally good at, some of them you will want to get better at, some of them you just love doing and it doesn't matter either way, and some will drift in and out.
I used to love my Tech but as i have gotten older it seems to have got more complicated but somehow i feel further and further detached from it as its just lacks soul, still not got any home automation (mainly down to a total lack of trust in Google,Amazon, Apple etc) and whatever i buy a new more shiny model is released the year after asking for more of my money for a feature that should have come with the first one.
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In my lengthy post above I forgot to mention tech/gadgets, but like you, I feel its become a bit stale. I'm literally one camera upgrade away on my phone from buying a phone and not replacing it for at least 4 years. If my 2XL had a wide angle and telephoto lens then it would be getting kept for the forseeable. Everything now is so expensive, offering little that last years model didn't and usually full of irritating bugs that one would not expect for the money paid. I've been looking at laptops but they're all £2K (well, the ones I want are!) and my iPad 12.9 is all the machine I really need - bonus points for not having to deal with the farce that is Win10. Lack of anything genuinely new on the horizon has meant that while I'm still interested, its more window shopping than any real desire to upgrade.
I view work as a necessary evil..I dont dislike my job, its easy, it pays the bills and more importantly is had good holidays and flexible working, so I can enjoy my outdoor pursuits
I could have had more money but my time wouldnt be my own...so if I dont need the money why make myself unhappy by restricting my ability to do what I actually do love doing
45 minutes after keying out I can be standing in the water looking at this...actually catching a fish is not that important
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Got to love living in NE28, 10 mins from town, ten mins from the beach, 10 mins to be up the A19 into Northumberland caning the car on the way to thrash a line roughly in the direction of the water!
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Throughout my childhood, I was obsessed with computers. That was my hobby. I was pretty good at it too. Then I got an apprenticeship in IT, and now, 23 years later, I'm still doing an IT Support role. It's actually not a bad job all in all, pays OK, not spectacular, but then I have little in the way of responsibility, stress or pressure; although should I be lucky enough to be promoted, the money will change but the job wont really change at all - win/win. However, getting back to the relevant bits of the thread, I have to say, that the job has certainly to some degree killed off my passion for computers. When all you do all day is deal with Windows faults and another broken HP laptop, you kind of lose that passion somewhat!
As a sidenote to that, I was really into gaming as well (not really a surprise, I expect I'm in good company here). However, now, I don't have the time or motivation to play games I used to. The time thing is called being an adult, but the motivation I suspect is a few things: games are much more complicated than they used to be, and computers are too. If I have a half hour time slot, I'm often greeted with an issue I didn't know existed or an update that needs to be done before I can play. There's my half hour gone. Maybe if I had longer than that, I'd simply decide I CBA instead. So yeah, games have lost their fun too.
This is literally me. The jobs such a bore but the pay is fine, it's not stressful in the slightest but my passion for computers has been zapped.
I still play the Xbox once a week for a few hours, but that's mainly to get out of the day to day after work routine (sort kids out, eat food, watch some garbage on TV, go bed). I play PUBG because I know how to play it, if I try and get into any other game I soon lose interest.
My 13 month old son is the only person I'm really passionate about, but at 13 months I can't do much in the way of father/son hobbies just yet. I've started taking him swimming as something me and him do together (the Mrs didn't like this at first) but this is more a way for me to get a break from her 2 kids who drive me up the wall. I can't wait for him to be a little older so we can have some proper hobbies together.
In summary, life is just a bit meh. I look forward to the weekends only, we try and do nice family stuff but a lot of the time it's a chore. My absolute favourite time is either when it's just me and my lad having quality time, or I have a beer in my hand.
Oh I also have a squat rack, bench, weights etc in the garage, this is kind of a hobby, most of the time I can't be bothered.
Wow, that was depressing
EDIT: I shouldn't complain really, we have a good life, we earn enough money between us to allow a comfortable life. We have a couple of holidays booked, new car, nice house etc.
Just sometimes all that isn't enough, you need something you're really passionate about, something to escape the day to day bore of life.
I am in complete envy of those who absolutely love their job, what an escape that would be, 8 hours a day loving what you do.
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I am lucky enough to be in North West durham angling association (even though I live on the coast)
for the princely sum of 70 quid a year we get to fish 3 upland reservoirs on the edge of Weardale as much as I want
Waskerley, smiddyshaw and hisehope reservoirs
they are just a few miles from Derwent resrvoir, but much wilder and exposed, they are almost identical to high fell tarns in the lake district or upland lochs in scotland, surrounded by heather grouse moors and filled with peated water.
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I dream of fishing..I love just being by water. My wife laughs at me loads, I cant cross a bridge over a river without standing for 5 minutes looking over to see if I can spot fish
in the fishing season my fly gear never leaves the boot of the car, I may just get the need to leave and cast a line, or we may be away somewhere and an opportunity arises...even out walking I have a small 3wt rod and tube on the side of my daysack just in case a remote stream somewhere has a few wee browns in it, I love to think there are places I have fished that only I have cast a line on
I have fished for trout and salmon for nearly 38 years and no 2 days have ever fished the same, with a couple of days that I will never ever forget
in the fishing season my fly gear never leaves the boot of the car, I may just get the need to leave and cast a line, or we may be away somewhere and an opportunity arises...even out walking I have a small 3wt rod and tube on the side of my daysack just in case a remote stream somewhere has a few wee browns in it, I love to think there are places I have fished that only I have cast a line on
I have fished for trout and salmon for nearly 38 years and no 2 days have ever fished the same, with a couple of days that I will never ever forget
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Mountain biking and in the past few years building and flying model aircraft/drones.