Come Passion?
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
After a recent performance a woman asked me "...so is it 'compassion', or 'come passion'?" I could only say "YES".
Sure, I grew up understanding the value of feeling empathy and compassion for others. And from time to time I certainly have followed my intuition to reach out to those less fortunate than myself. Then I got busy attacking big problems through my career: water purification, biotech therapies, healthcare.
A few years ago I began to question whether I was making a difference, and wondering how to tap into my true passions. And it wasn't until I absolutely resolved to follow my heart that I began to see compassion in a whole new light. Following my musical urges, I began to focus on the way I really wanted to feel, deep down. Not after I retired, not when I died and went to heaven, but now, as soon as possible. I began to see that feeling that kind of love and peace was the same as holding a feeling of total compassion for others. And I saw how difficult that was.
So how could I get there? Could I leverage the energy I felt in basic passions (wine, women & song, etc.) and project the intensity of these feelings out into creative endeavors like songwriting? Could I turn it up even higher? And what if I could create a new me that was capable of total compassion?
The song Come Passion came out of these questions. The other songs began to take shape around this theme.
And as the recording was being finished, a fantastic career opportunity, allowing me to have a great impact and help a lot of people, just fell out of the sky and into my hands!
