Sublime

pursuit of something great.

Passion typically masks a weakness. Its breathlessness and impetuousness and franticness are poor substitutes for discipline, for mastery, for strength and purpose and perseverance. You need to be able to spot this in others and in yourself, because while the origins of passion may be earnest and good, its effects are comical and then monstrous.

Passion is a manner of traveling, not a means to determine a destination.

We all desire things, and if we desire them enough, we can become focused on achieving them. We become stirred into action

Intent is drive; intent is passion and a yearning towards an audacious goal. Intent is what inspires us to keep going even on the bad days

Harmonious passion, on the other hand, is intrinsically motivated and healthy. When you are harmoniously passionate, you control your passion rather than having it control you. You’re intuitive and thoughtful about what you’re doing, not reactive and irrational. You’re purposeful and goal-directed, not “need”

the drunkenness of passion.

Whether we understand the Enneagram’s Passions as sins, sin tendencies, the shape of each type’s tragic flaw, or the yearning to return to our True Self, the invitation here is to find the beauty in our imperfections however they manifest themselves.