Passion – Courage

Passion Makes You a Warrior – From your youngest years, you recall that boiling inside of you. Some of us were shamed, some were praised, all of us were re-directed. It is in maturity that we begin to make sense of our passions and to see clearly that not everyone has the same ones.

Define Your Passions – Passions evolve while you grow as a person. We are constantly re-defining he problem, as well as the Self with which we see the problem. You will “graduate” from one passion to another until you find Compassion, its highest form. This is cause for
Celebration.

Passion’s Worth Defending – Intense caring means you’re staking out ground in the universe. This thing – justice, truth, art – whatever it is – is so important it needs advocates. You can see it’s under attack from people who, for personal reasons of their own, find it inconvenient. “Those who fail to stand up for something will fall for anything.”

Passion Gives You Courage – Defending anything is extremely scary. You can expect to experience every sort of pushback. Studying these possibilities is the beginning of your education as a warrior.

You Are Not Alone – Someone has your back. Find out who: among the people ho love you, among historical figures, famous thinkers and contemporary philosophers. If you can’t find a group, start a group. True friends give each other courage.

Models – “Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen.” – Brene Brown

“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage” – Anais Nin

“Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute for experience.” – Paulo Coelho

“It takes courage to become who you really are.” – e.e. cummings

“Courage is contagious” – Billy Graham

#Haiku: Devourer of Hearts

Scaling hearts
For final judgment:
Soured hearts
Desiccate;
Passion hearts
Burgeon