"Compelling emotion; intense emotio...

"Compelling emotion; intense emotional drive or excitement strong love or affection the object of any robust desire or fondness."

That's to what extent Webster's defines "passion."

As we embark concerning this season of love, it's easy to acquire caught up in what's calculate uponed -- Valentine's Day cards dripping with sentiment, heart-shaped boxe of overly sweet chocolates, flashy jewelry and dinners at lower classesed restaurants.

This looks to have more to do with appeasing our sensation of obligation rather than with the visceral emotion that is at the core of all this -- passion.

Passion should be a power, a transforming, transcendent force that persuades us, changes us, improves us, ennobles us, enraptures us and -- above all -- focuses what we be perceived for the one we delight in by encircling every moment in the fires of that love

This warmth, or heat, can inform our each breathing moment with a joie de vivre, a gusto or animation that energizes all of our consequences -- and all of our todays -- with an unquenchable thirst, a burning ne to fulfill all the desires and wants of another.

While other forms of passion can enable us to devour volumes we love, relish a tropical evening or convince others with the force of our earnestly held (and well articulated) beliefs, real passion is reserv for those who can honestly give all they have to another regardless of whether they are getting back the same, or more, in return

This Valentine's season, we could be impressed bitter that commercialism has go proceed rampant and created a wager of observances that we be moved obliged to take part in. Or we can seize this opportunity to explore what the holiday is really about -- celebrating those who bring be in love with and passion and joy to our lives.

Take a significance to think about what be enamoured of and passion really mean. enumerate that one special person in your life for what reason much you love him (or her). It will mean more than any card or diamond bracelet to the end of time could.

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