{"id":129115,"date":"2019-02-18T09:22:41","date_gmt":"2019-02-18T17:22:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=129115"},"modified":"2019-02-18T09:22:48","modified_gmt":"2019-02-18T17:22:48","slug":"the-beautiful-monster-of-passion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/02\/18\/the-beautiful-monster-of-passion\/","title":{"rendered":"The Beautiful Monster of Passion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Perhaps the Point of Life Isn’t to Reach a State of Zen?<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Life isn’t to reach tranquility<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Mexico City, 2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

For my whole life, I’ve been trying to find more “peace” and zen in my heart, because often times– my sense of hustle, dissatisfaction can be overwhelming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But a thought:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What if the point of life wasn’t to reach a zen, but rather– to perpetually be dissatisfied, but be strong enough to leverage the passion of dissatisfaction into achieving more?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Everyday I’m hustling<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Mexico City, 2019 #ricohgrii<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

“I’m never satisfied– can’t knock my hustle.” – JAY Z<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

In photography, I am never fully satisfied with my photography. This always frustrated me in the past. I would spend all my time seeking the ‘perfect’ camera, the ‘perfect’ equipment, and the ‘perfect’ lifestyle to accommodate my desires and needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But what if the point was to NEVER be satisfied? What if we could use the passion of dissatisfaction into a positive stimulus– to drive us further, and higher? Couldn’t we mobilize this beautiful beast of dissatisfaction to reach higher heights, and achieve more greatness while we are still alive?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are you strong enough?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Mexico City, 2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A thought–<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perhaps the reason why we want to find a state of zen, is because we aren’t strong enough to handle\u00c2\u00a0the\u00c2\u00a0negative\u00c2\u00a0emotion\u00c2\u00a0of\u00c2\u00a0passion.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Which means,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most of us would prefer to not<\/em><\/strong> have the pain associated with dissatisfaction and frustration, even though the pain makes us a stronger person, with more desires and a stronger sense of hustle.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Then a thought to myself:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Would I prefer to live a far more painful life– if it were a stimulus to help me achieve higher elevations of greatness? Or would I prefer to be a mediocre person with no pain in life?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

I would choose the pain!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Channel your great passions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Mexico City, 2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Don’t look at your passions as ‘good’ or ‘bad’. Instead, see all of your passions as beneficial and useful. The question is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How can I leverage my “bad” qualities into a positive?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Use your passion of dissatisfaction to drive you to hustle harder, drive you further, to innovate more, to discover more, and to become more!<\/li>
  2. Use your passion of anger to enact positive changes in society — fight where you find a sense of injustice, or bullshit.<\/li>
  3. Passion is painful, but always see how you can leverage it to benefit yourself and others.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    BECOME HARDER!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    ERIC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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