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Life & Passion
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Life & Passion

Life is meaningless without passion. It sucks.
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RE: Life & Passion

Passion makes life more exciting, but I disagree that life has no purpose without it.
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(07-19-2016 08:04 AM)Cianna200 Wrote:  Passion makes life more exciting, but I disagree that life has no purpose without it.

oh...i get it
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How so?
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That's a pretty broad statement... passion for what? Things, activities, people?

Possibly Relevant: Everything Doesn't Have to Be a "Passion:" Why Half-Assing Things is Fine, Too
Quote:it’s okay to half-ass things. It’s fine to not be good at something. And even more importantly, it’s fine to not want to be “good” at something!

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Passion for me leads to pain because i care, because i am invested. Being invested is good if your working for results....

Wow, I'm gonna stop right there, because I dont think this discussion has a terminus. I now DISPASSIONATELY excuse myself

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(07-19-2016 12:11 PM)SoulRiser Wrote:  That's a pretty broad statement... passion for what? Things, activities, people?

Possibly Relevant: Everything Doesn't Have to Be a "Passion:" Why Half-Assing Things is Fine, Too
Quote:it’s okay to half-ass things. It’s fine to not be good at something. And even more importantly, it’s fine to not want to be “good” at something!

People...and activities, i have passion for some things already
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Quote:Each interest or skill, then, is thought of as a means to an end. They might go somewhere with this one, an adult thinks with pleasure, as they look fondly on their child’s new coding hobby. “You could start a business!” someone exclaims with excitement to their friend upon trying their cupcakes for the first time.

That attitude kills the fun of hobbies for me.

I'm a really laid-back person; I tend to keep my passions hidden. There are people attracted to strong emotions-drama queens, emotional vampires, the Turds....and I simply don't want my passion to be leeched by them.

I agree with Cianna here:
Quote:Passion makes life more exciting, but I disagree that life has no purpose without it.

But I have a feeling I place (positive) passion on a higher position of priority.

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Zuko was my favorite character in Avatar, after Iroh of course

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