On the Coast – Families Issue 98 I February/March 2019 | Page 26

What
beat
is the music of
your soul? by Sarah Tolmie
O
ver the summer break I read the brick sized
autobiography of Keith Richards, lead guitarist of
the Rolling Stones and the original rock’n’roll outlaw.
What a great read! What an unexpected thoughtful and
endearing character and personality he turned out to be.
What I liked about it, apart from a
ripping yarn of an outrageous life, was
the complete passion and love he has for
his music and his pure musician’s quest
to learn and create new sounds, new
expression and to connect with people.
Having a passion is an essential
element to a happy and fulfilling life.
A passion can fuel a lifetime love of
learning; it can connect you with people
who share your passion...kindred spirits
so to speak; and it can open up from
within you a vein of creativity and sense
of self expression.
In Keith Richards’ case, his passion for
music ultimately became his saviour out
of the turmoil of his well documented
descent into rock’n’roll’s darkside. Music
was his anchor to reality, to work and
commitments; and through performance
and his desire to continually improve
his musicianship, music was his path to
recovery and to his sense of self worth.
For many of us, a passion can be
simply a hobby or leisure, and brings a
lifetime of great pleasure and satisfaction.
For many successful entrepreneurs by
following their passion they have found
success and doing what they love has
enabled them to shine and make their
mark on the world.
However large it features in your life,
your passion can become a pathway
to finding one’s soul purpose and the
map for one’s life journey. Listening
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Having
of goals for all areas
to your heart’s true desire and
of our life – (this
surrendering to the pull of your
a passion is an
is a great thing to
passion is a truly empowering
essential element
do and I do this
and transformative experience
with great zeal
in life. It can lift the fog, clear the
to a happy and
every New Year)
dark clouds and reveal the road
fulfilling life
– but underlying
ahead. The decisions and choices
them all should be
to be made are suddenly clear, easy
a sense of how all of
and effortless when they are aligned
those goals support your true
with your deep values and needs.
soul’s desire. Finding that out is really
So why is it that for some of us,
not so hard. It is found in between the
finding or following our passions remains
elusive? I have had many coaching clients beats...in the stillness. This can be done
through meditation, contemplation, and
confess they don’t know what their soul
visualisation. When we act with self
purpose is, that they feel adrift and lost,
knowledge and with volition towards
or even more heart wrenching, they do
our goals this is the way of illumination
actually know what they truly desire yet
and expansion.
feel held back from truly being, doing or
It doesn’t have to be grand or
having what they want. Such a way is a
complicated. Ask yourself, what makes
life living in the shadows with the sound
you happy? How can it also contribute
turned down! Is this perhaps what we
to making others happy? How can it
feel when we stay in a ‘soul destroying’
contribute to a better community, a
job, or engage in ‘soul destroying’ habits
better world? Find your own beat. Make
and behaviours?
it loud and strong. Find the harmony
Finding what makes your heart sing
with others’ individual beats, allow them
and then tapping into that beat is really
to join and play together...now you’re
what life is all about. It is what we are
making beautiful music!
all seeking. We can make lists and lists
Sarah Tolmie is a Life & Love celebrant, coach, pastoral carer and consultant assisting people to
celebrate, navigate, grow and heal through all their life & love transitions. Her practice focuses on love
& relationships; families & children; life success & fulfilment; illness, death & grief. As an holistic Celebrant
Sarah creates profound and meaningful ceremonies for all life & love events. Sarah is also a Laughter
Yoga Practitioner. You can visit her website www.sarahtolmie.com.au and receive her Daily Love
updates on her Facebook page at Sarah Tolmie – Life & Love