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A few days ago, I posted about how I felt my grip on Linux as a desktop operating system was slipping. I was losing my patience for it, or perhaps losing my willingness to put in the time to make it work. But what I was really losing was my passion.

I’m not sure what it is that rekindles our passion for the things that – deep down – we really care about. Maybe it’s divine intervention, or maybe it’s some sort of trigger that reminds us of the passion we’ve lost. Maybe it’s the realization that “the things” are slipping away from us. Or maybe it’s just coincidence – like getting a new software package working on a particularly sunny and beautiful day.

Whatever the reasons, today I feel like one of those chemical light-sticks that’s been snapped, and all of a sudden the glow is back. Today, not only do I want to be a Linux geek again, but I want to go 100% Windows-free! Today, not only do I not want to give up my EMT card – I want to renew and I want to be the best damn medic I can be. Today, there are other parts of me that have found their old glow, too – and the glow that’s filling those spaces in my heart is for me to revel in.

Look around at your life, and find something for which your passion has faded. Or has disappeared. Or is just beginning to dwindle. And somehow today, find an excuse to “snap your inner glow-stick” and bring the passion back.