definition of passion

Hello to all!

I sincerely hope you all had a great Christmas and you didn't get too many lumps of coal.(LOL) For those of you who wished the day would go away fast - guess what? Only 363 days until it's here again. And this time you can't hope the Mayans were right!

What is your definition of passion? Bit dated, but: Tom Cruise, jumping on Oprah's sofa, yelling he loved Katie? Or something else? A child, giving you all his/her reasons why you should buy them them latest iPad or iPhone? Your husband giving you reasons why he had too much to drink at the party? Or you to your husband, excusing why you maxed the Credit Card out on that absolutely divine dress or outfit or the kid's presents and his?

Or maybe it is what you do for a living? And, before you snort at that: we ALL must have some passion for the worst jobs we have taken at the beginning, although we know that this job is going to be dead-end, have no possibilities for advancement and drive us silly with its SAMENESS every day. Don't bother saying that's wrong. It does happen, and we know it. But we all have different reasons for taking that boring, repetitive, downright draining job where absolutely NOTHING ever happens, apart from it is never-ending. The passion dies quickly however, often as quickly as some Hollywood marriages.

So, what is YOUR definition of passion about your work, online or off? For instance, article writing falls into one of the categories above, in that, if you  are writing one of the best ways to getting content into your sites, then it is never-ending. And the research involved can also be never-ending. It reminds me actually of being in University again, and having to look through book after book, huge, heavy, BORING things, to find what I wanted. What a wonderful way to spend a good day that was meant for anything but that! If nothing else, the Internet has made that easy for the kids and students of today, and everyone should be grateful for that.

The thing with research is, DO NOT take the first little bit you find which is relevant to your site and either use it as is(Plagiarism) or not take the time to look for even one other source as well. If you can surf the net looking for ways to lose weight, then surely you can spend five minutes extra when you are researching your subject. Use something that rings when you have got to say five or ten minutes searching, and quit when the timer goes off. Five minutes is usually ample to get four facts together, and anyone who cannot stretch four facts into an article of around 500 words. 300 - 350 words don't really cut it these days, as clients want more, so 500 - 600 words is great, if it is  proofread, small glitches fixed, and it as good as you can give. But, do be aware, articles can drain you severely, even to the point of burn-out.
 So, pace yourself, it's worth it.