waterviolet

An INFJ missing my motivation, empowerment, passion and drive.

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waterviolet
, 08-29-2012 at 09:16 AM (291 Views)
I've so lost my mojo. Like many INFJs I've gone through the phase (basically my entire life) of trying to understand people. Just when you think you've got it down you realize there's one key player who is seemingly impossible to understand. Yourself.

Reflecting on myself today I'm wondering what my life's motivation is? Where do I find it? Did I ever have it? That leads me to empowerment, passion and drive; all of which escape me at the moment. Life right now is about the comfort of the moment. I'm ok with where I am but when I ask myself the following question I realize I'm not truly content with where I am.

Are you living life or are you just in it?

My answer - I'm just in it. The way I see it, the happiest people live their lives living it passionately and are driven to do so because they feel and believe so strongly in their actions. I dabble in the things which interest me but I don't necessarily live them full-time in my daily life.

So now I ask myself another question. How would I rather be living my life and how can I arrange my life in order to allow me the opportunity to move these interests into my daily life?
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  1. blissfulpeach's Avatar
    As an infj, I don't want to be just in life. I want to live it to the fullest. I have spent the majority of my life helping others. I want to be useful to society and inspire others to become their best. However, in these middle years, I find myself reaching for my own dreams. I have been doing things I've always wanted to do because the nest is finally empty. There is a part of me that feels "guilty" for doing my own thing, but another part that says "Hey, you've given all your life to other people; you need to give to yourself." I just went on a hot air balloon ride because I grabbed the opportunity when it came. I've wanted to do it for years, and I'm glad I did it. Waterviolet, you just have to grab the opportunities and don't let them pass you by. Don't talk yourself out of them or feel guilty for making yourself happy. This is how they will manifest in your daily life.
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  2. waterviolet's Avatar
    I'm not on Perc very often anymore and I'm sorry it took me a while to respond to your kind words @blissfulpeach Thank you for being so supportive!
  3. Female INFJ's Avatar
    How timely. I just finished writing my message to you on your profile, and I've stopped by. My INFJ best friend and I are both going through something similar, that you are writing about here. We are approaching 40 also. Is it really lack of passion?

    My best friend always tells me, to see all that I have accomplished and who I have become, it is the result of all of my past decisions. (I know it seems like stating the obvious), but I am speaking of this in a spiritual sense, in terms of an aggregate of action, kind of like karma/ and progress on a path.

    Questioning can also be a sign that a new phase is happening, a transition of sorts. I'm sure you are into some interesting stuff, maybe in a few months you can share more of what you are focusing on, and how you've changed your life! You reflect so rapidly, I'm sure you'd be onto a new thought in now time (:

    This lack of passion and questioning sounds like an exciting new adventure for you, not lack, rather abundance!
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