Stop the Suffering

The Daily Wake Up Micro-Podcast 

Episode 691 - Stop the Suffering

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             I’ve mentioned before that I don’t like using the word passion or passionate to describe the love for something I do. I’ve replaced the word passion with joy when describing the things, I do for the love of doing them.  Passion comes from the latin word passio, which means to suffer or endure.

When you look at the word compassion, the definition ranges quite a bit however the one that resonates more with me is having a strong desire to alleviate the suffering of someone. You are not only walking with them in their suffering; you also desire to help stop their suffering.

Now let’s look closer at the word, “suffering.” As we’ve seen in the word passion and compassion it has a lot to do with suffering. What exactly is suffering?  Suffering is the state of undergoing pain, distress, or hardship.

Entrepreneurs will say, “I’m passionate about [insert what they do]” It’s no wonder they feel what they do is more of a burden than one that bring them joy.  Joy can stop the suffering.

The definition of joy is a feeling of great pleasure and happiness. Isn’t that something that is better than pain, distress, or hardship?

I’m guilty of this as well. A couple of years ago I was a guest on a podcast to describe ways to find your passion. In my book, You Got It; Now Go Get It! I describe what it means to be passionate. It wasn’t until recently that I realized what passion really meant. Instead of finding your passion, look for the joy you feel when doing what it is you do.