Passion Pancakes

I'm passionate to a fault. I care too much about things I shouldn't. And this is both my best and worst trait. Because of my passion, I have energy to spend on things I think are worth wile and should be done. I meet other people who are passionate and the energy increases and something amazing gets done. My passion plus your passion equals explosion. But what about when my passion doesn't match yours? (metaphorical yours). This is the problem. You see, passion doesn't have a graduated switch. You can't turn on a little. It's there or it's not. And if the passion is there and handcuffed, that passion turns to anger, rage. That's the dark side. And it's a very very dark side.

So what to do?

The logical and Buddha view is to detach. But that doesn't work. What to do with all this passion a blazing and rearing to go? You can't shut down a forest fire in 1 minute. But you can redirect. De-attach the passion from the rage and apply it to something that really matters. Take the bubbling mess of a stew and put it outside on the doorstep to cool. Use the hot burning to make something more appealing - like pancakes.

So that's what I'm doing with my passion this morning. I'm making pancakes. Would you like some?

Comments

[Jay]

Pancakes is the better part of valor: http://www.goats.com/archive/971202.html

[mike]

Hey! Walked right past you at the Arclight a few hours ago. I was on my way to theatre 10 upstairs to see Pan's Labyrinth... I should have said "hi"... but I guess I chickened out :)

[heathervescent]

Hi Mike. I was in that theatre to see Pan's Labyrinth. Next time say hi! :)