This is great. To me, it seems distinguish a disposition — like outward exuberance— with an activity or idea you care about, spend a lot of time on, and changes you.
I think that being and feeling passionate are easily conflated with how a person, in this case, your Dad, shows up. Person background history and experience has an enormous influence on expression manner. I will hazard a guess that your Dad’s background ‘taught’ him something that leads to his non-acknowledgement of his passion in the ways most would.
Great point. His parents (my grandparents) didn't necessarily go on long rants about their passions (which happened to be bonsai and plants). How we're raised can certainly have a big impact on how we engage with our passions as adults.
This is great. To me, it seems distinguish a disposition — like outward exuberance— with an activity or idea you care about, spend a lot of time on, and changes you.
Totally agreed! Not everyone is outwardly exuberant.
I think that being and feeling passionate are easily conflated with how a person, in this case, your Dad, shows up. Person background history and experience has an enormous influence on expression manner. I will hazard a guess that your Dad’s background ‘taught’ him something that leads to his non-acknowledgement of his passion in the ways most would.
Avi
Great point. His parents (my grandparents) didn't necessarily go on long rants about their passions (which happened to be bonsai and plants). How we're raised can certainly have a big impact on how we engage with our passions as adults.