Passion has little to do with euphoria and everything to do with patience. It is not about feeling good. It is about endurance. Like patience, passion comes from the same Latin root: pati. It does not mean to flow with exuberance. It means to suffer.

Mark Z. Danielewski
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Passion is a strong emotion that can be a great thing. One can build a career, a family and even a life around being passionate about something. However, passionate energy can often be misdirected. Most often, people become so passionate about their work or other interests that they forget to take care of themselves.

In other cases, people may get so caught up in the passion of their lives that they neglect to take care of their health. In addition to becoming forgetful about other things in life, they may not care enough about the things they should be passionate about to devote adequate attention to them or stay motivated to begin with. Passion is a strong emotion that can be a great thing.

One can build a career, a family and even a life around being passionate about something. However, passionate energy can often be misdirected. Most often, people become so passionate about their work or other interests that they forget to take care of themselves.

In other cases, people may get so caught up in the passion of their lives that they neglect to take care of their health. In addition to becoming forgetful about other things in life, they may not care enough about the things they should be passionate about to devote adequate attention to them or stay motivated to begin with.

Source: House Of Leaves

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