Lifestyle changes concerning Buddhism 5

In regard to my enthusiasm, I have oftentimes become overly enthusiastic. Some people regard me as obsessive, others as focused and determined. During my youth, my first major interest of campanology sponged up much of my passion. When this was taken from me, I turned to theater, specific Australian music, and then in turn to romantic interests, Californian musicians, and finally Buddhism.

Enthusiasm and perseverance are luckily regarded as talents rather than faults within Buddhism. These being naturally present, I do not have to learn to create them, only adapt them. Many people have a problem in energy levels when it comes to continuance with practice. I too have moments where I 'don’t care' or 'sit back' for a while, but they are far rarer than for most.

Many times I have been knocked down, bounced back up and continued. Originally, this was when I was unable to continue with my socially and mentally engrossing hobby of bell-ringing. In later years, it generally referred to attacks from my former partner on my ease of life and safety, or to moments within love affairs where I continued and the partner had turned away.

Directing this enthusiasm into the practice of Buddhism, I now have an inexhaustible avenue that cannot be challenged. No person, event, or law can prevent the continuation of this enthusiasm the way former maters were extinguished. I finally have found a subject where my enthusiasm is a talent instead of a problem. Weak or strong, nothing and noone can drag me from this path.

I will continue this discussion my next post.