Choose a Better Life

My daughter’s favorite movie star is in the next town filming a movie.   A few weeks ago we decided to take the day off and take her to where we thought he was filming for the day.  We were thrilled to discover we had the right location.

We, along with several other fans and a television news crew, waited for hours in hopes of catching a glimpse of this man.  Imagine the excitement when he actually took a few minutes away from the set to come out and great everyone.  He chatted with the girls and signed autographs.

Most of the fans, my daughter included, were so star struck that they could barely talk, but they sure did giggle quite a bit.  Once the movie star went back inside the buzz among the fans continued.  “Oh my gosh!  I can’t believe I met him!”  “He is so amazing.”

We had started the day just hoping to see this start, but we had come prepared with movie paraphernalia in case the amazing happened … an actual meeting.  And it did.

What I found intriguing was that after the star returned to the indoor set and his PR rep said he would not be coming back outside the girls wanted to stay.  I tried to explain to my daughter that she had gotten more than she initially hoped for and that this star would not be coming back outside until after the end of shooting – 10:30 pm and I was not willing to stay that long.

In the days that followed my daughter continued to talk about her encounter. I thought about my daughter’s passion (ok, almost obsession) with this movie star and her willingness to endure endless hours in the sun just to see a glimpse of him again.  Her desire to have a connection with this guy propelled her to put aside everything else just so she could focus on him.

I began to wonder what I pursue with that same fervency.  What do I pursue with that same non-stop passion?  What possibilities get me so excited that I am willing to set everything else aside just to get a glimpse of something great?

Imagine how wonderful our world would be if we took the same burning passion my daughter has for this star and used it within ourselves to propel us towards our goals.  What would our businesses look like?  What about our neighborhoods?  What if we dedicated ourselves to making a difference in this world?  To impacting the lives of those around us?  The possibilities are endless.

Choose a Better Life by choosing to release your passions and pursue them with fervency.  Don’t let the grind of daily living get in your way.  Pursue, pursue, pursue.