don't lose your passion

Passion, apparently, is not something that we 'love' to do. 

It comes from the Latin word 'passio' which means 'to suffer' as in the Passion of Christ (His suffering on the cross).

Passion is about something that we cannot ignore and it pains us if we are not doing or being that person that we want. That pain and suffering that comes out of it is what we should call our passion. In current parlance, it becomes synonymous to either love or rage, all in strong amounts, which dilutes the essence of the concept. 

As leaders we are driven to achieve and measure thing that matter. In our drive to win and excel, we, sometimes, lose the central fact of life.

Our passion is not doing what is comfortable, convenient, and extremely easy.

Our passion is to continue provoking understanding, soliciting insights, and encouraging debates that will increase our effectiveness and awareness about the ambiguities that we face.

Instead of comforting ourselves in our 'nice, cozy positions and status, we should look out for radical ways to extend our humanity and impact.

It is not with coziness that we learn lots, it is the crucible of trials, tribulations, and challenges that we become better at our work and in ourselves. Discomforted situations reveal great things about individuals, institutions, and societies. 

On the other hand, a lot of our discomfort stem from our resistance to evolve hoping that some things will reveal themselves in better light or  go away in due time. Most things do not get fixed on their own. 

What do you think about at night when you are about to sleep? Are you comforted by what you achieved or discomforted by what you are trying to resist doing or becoming? 

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