Passion

To inspire others you must first be inspired. It is the same with approaching something with passion. You must first have that passion in order to impart that passion unto others. I have been bringing Romeo my dog in to the kwoon recently in order to change the rhetoric in which I approach the Pandamonioum. In the past I would simply explain the Pandamonium the same way it was explained to me and there would be little passion or emotional connection to the words I was using. I would then wounder why there was little to no support given by the students to raising funds for the charities an no real growth experienced by them when it comes to terms of their empathy training. In the process of bringing Romeo around and talking about his story I have found my own passion in the event and so I am experiencing the growth of the  passion that allows me to impart passion unto others. I find that mere words are never enough in order to impart passion from one person to another. It takes an experience to impact a persons state of mind when it come to gaining passion about anything. So in the end I have learned a lot about passion and empathy so far during the talks I give about Romeo and the other charities.I think I have truly learned what it is all about. Not raising funds to support causes, not bothering friends and coworkers about the Pandamonioum. It is about experiencing that passion and empathy because without that experience you will have a difficult time positively impacting people and the world around you. Making that passionate, empathetic, and positive change in your immediate world and the world at large is what the martial arts is all about. That is something that is easily forgotten when we gather and watch a UFC title fight or get caught up in our own personal egos.

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