PASSION is another life value on the WHSP3R Wheel.
Until very recently I considered PASSION to include only so-called “positive” emotions, such as joy or exhileration. Then three influences thankfully converged to convince me otherwise.
My partner Terrie had actually been encouraging me for some time to embrace all of my feelings–whether sadness, anger, fear or joy. [...]
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What is Passion?
Desire vs. Passion
Buddha taught that desire is the primary cause of suffering. But isn’t desire part of being human? And doesn’t a life without desire seem pretty dull and boring?
Perhaps one way out of this apparent dilemma is to distinguish between desire and passion. I see them as complementary–two poles of the same spectrum. And like all [...]
The Pendulum of Polarity
We humans are walking proof of the law of polarity. We shift back and forth between happiness and sadness, liveliness and tiredness, excitement and boredom, love and resentment. And what really drives me crazy is that when the pendulum of polarity swings hard to one side, it’s inevitably going to swing just as hard to [...]
The WHSP3R Wheel
The WHSP3R Wheel is my way of looking at the balance (or lack of it) in our daily lives. The WHSP3R Wheel is comprised of seven life values: Wealth, Health, Spirit, Passion, Purpose, Play and Relationships. (For an image of the WHSP3R Wheel, visit my website at www.yourpersonalpower.net.) Living a balanced life is one way [...]