Why do people see my passion as worthless?

Nothing is ever worthless if you pour your heart and soul out for it.

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Hello everyone! Today, I am posting about passion and the reasons why we always gravitate back to doing what we love despite what others keep on telling what’s better for us. Before anything else, Let’s start first by defining the word passion.

I have joined a contest about defining the word ‘Passion’ and this was my entry to it:

“Passion is like a fire burning for your dreams; It's what you love. It is what your heart desires. Some people may tell you about what track or path you follow but nobody can stop you from constantly doing what you love.”

I have always been a believer in the idea that every person in this world has a path to follow and that path depends on what the person is passionate about. You love what you do and that is why you put all your heart out just to be good and even the best at it. Somebody around you, may it be your parents or friends, tell you what to do otherwise but nothing in this world can ever make you feel the same love you feel towards the things that you are fond of doing. Passion is like your forever commitment for what you love and that satisfies you. You definitely do it not for monetary gain or honor but for self-fulfillment. As for me, I love dancing and it has been my passion for years.

I am a dance enthusiast my whole life since the time I found love for dancing. Way back in high school, where it was the phase for developing one’s potentials and discovering a niche, I, together with my friends joined dance presentations and even contests during school events and extracurricular activities. That was the time when we discovered that we love dancing until then we decided to join a dance workshop during summer to enhance our skills more. We danced with other aspiring dancers and we actualized our purpose and eventually became one of them. After a couple of months, we became certified members of the dance team, the Dance Impulse Productions, now the “League of Aces.” So now we prefer to call our group by that name or by its abbreviation L.O.A. Anyway, I have been with this group for about 5 years already and I am proud to be part of this big family.

Being with this group is always a fulfilling moment. I don’t just develop my skills in dancing but also my personality as a whole. They become one of the contributors to the development of my character- I was not only physically healthy but also psychologically and emotionally.

Let me share with you some of the dance performances I had when I was in College.

This was my last dance competition in school in which it was the first time ever that our college won as the Champion.

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An interschool Dance Competition in which we were the 3rd Placer. We represented the College of Engineering this time. I was with my co-members from the League of Aces who were also students from the same school I graduated.

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As I was looking for these videos, I was quite feeling nostalgic because I miss some of the people I danced and worked with especially those times when I was still in College. I miss the environment and I miss the best part of my College days which is dancing during "Palakasan" or Intramurals. :3

Whenever I dance, I forget my worries and stress. In other words, dancing makes me feel good and sane. According to Telegraph website, “You appear to get a much bigger release of endorphins when you dance than during other forms of exercise; it also connects with the emotional centers in the brain”. It is also congruent to what Psychology says. That is why dancing is a better outlet whenever I feel sad, uneasy or burnout. I always get excited and pumped every time.

Now let me go back to what I have titled this blog. Why do people see my passion as worthless?

As I have said, I have been with this group for about 5 years already but the thing was my parents weren’t that supportive because they thought that I might get low grades in school. They also told me that I will never get in return any monetary gain from all the hard works I did for it. It was something that was not worth to be prioritized in life and I should have found some other hobby to focus that will surely give me something in return. I was so doubtful at first. I became so unsure of what was better to do. I once tried to stop for a month and not participated in any dance-related activities even inside the school. But I then realized something was losing from me. Dancing has become my identity and I couldn’t just scratch it out from my whole being. I was made to dance and it is absolutely my passion. I told my parents how much I loved dancing. I have tried to prove to them that my studies won’t be ruined because of it. It was a hard time to explain over and over again until there came the time that I graduated. I wasn’t just an ordinary graduate (trying to be humble here); I finished school with flying colors. What was more interesting was that I became the dance awardee of the college. I wasn’t expecting another award but it made me boost my self-esteem. I realized that all the hard works were paid off and I somehow made my parents proud knowing that I didn’t follow what they wanted for me. I had to go against them because it wasn’t meant for me. Something else was meant for me and that was to be able to manage and balance my academic activities with my passion for dancing.

From that time, I made them understood my choices in life. They had to know how much I love my passion and how it makes me feel. It is my way of self-expression and I pour it all out through dancing. Indeed, nothing is ever worthless if you pour your heart and soul out for it.

In spite of that, I still have other goals in life that are to be congruent with what my parents want for me. Dancing is just my driving force to keep me moving and motivates me to work hard and achieve my goals in life. Nothing can ever stop me from dancing or doing what I love because it will be like trying to get a part of my personality. Dancing is my life and I will keep doing it until the end of time. That is how committed I am with my passion.

For those who are having the same case with mine, I just want to remind you that all of us came here in this world with a purpose. If you find your purpose through being an educator- teaching kids and young individuals- then go for it. If you find happiness through playing basketball or any type of sports then go for it. If you find your self singing and being on television and movies then go for it. What I am trying to inculcate to everyone is that you should always seek for what satisfies and makes you happy. You will then know what it will bring to you when you follow and do the things that you love. Some people may tell you to stop or discourage you from it. You just need to refocus your mind and think of not what others think for you. Everything will then follow and direct you to your destiny. It's just a matter of what you are passionate about that gives you the drive to keep moving and reaching your other goals in life. You are not living your life through others' ways. You have to live your life your way. I am not discrediting the parents' roles here. I am just encouraging everyone to be true to yourself by being who you really are and what you want to be. I know parents will always back you up no matter what your choices will be. :)

Thanks for reading everyone! Hope this inspires you all especially those who are having a hard time with the path they are following right now. The only key for that is to have faith in yourself :) God bless and have a good one!

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