About One Passionate Life
Embedded in our basic programming is a primary directive which commands all of our impulses and which cannot be denied, altered or overwritten. Simply put, this directive is to thrive. Its fundamental components are: survive, learn, refine, enjoy and fulfill. The engine which runs the program is passion, a primordial burning thirst, a powerful lust for life, a virtually insatiable hunger.
We respond autonomically to this innate impulse, first and foremost by breathing, followed by seeking warmth, food, water, safety, comfort, pleasure, purpose, meaning and completion. However we may consciously attempt to interfere with this primal urge, its influence cannot be overcome. We can fast, deny ourselves the pleasures and comforts of the flesh, train our minds to accept only a particular set of beliefs (even when faced with opposing evidence), but we cannot shut off our inherent need to fulfill the requirements of our primary directive. Nor can we resist the passion that drives us, as long as we are alive, to seek and find fulfillment.
Throughout history, those who have stood out as exceptional individuals - gifted artists, charismatic leaders, daring adventurers, or accomplished entrepreneurs -are those who have been able to fully open themselves to their passion. Success at the art of living, being truly happy, is very closely related to our ability to open ourselves to the passion for life itself. By far the most consuming passion of all, it is the source of all our desires, it contains infinite possibilities and it is our only ally in the quest for bliss.
This website is dedicated to that ultimate passion; to recognizing it, expressing it and to allowing all of our endeavors to be filled with passion.