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This is Dispatch #27 in a series of personal reflections on passion, obsession, and what it really takes to feel alive. You can read the whole series here.


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Every Passion Looks Like a Cult from the Outside

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On Fire, Lately — #8

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The First Spark

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"It's not the love of the thing, but the love of the mastery of the thing that sustains you." — George Leonard

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Let the Obsession Win

Illustration by Mihajlo Stojanovic

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  • Krista Stryker

    Writer studying what makes us come alive. Fitness entrepreneur turned passion researcher, jiu-jitsu World Champion, interviewer of obsessives.

  • Cara Bradley

    I've spent four decades teaching mind-body practices. Still discovering who I am and writing what I find.

  • Steve Kamb

    Bestselling author of "How To Try Again.” Fail compassionately - tread water - try again differently. Sign up for my newsletter to read the first chapter now!

  • Lily Engblom-Stryker

    Lily Engblom-Stryker is an award winning illustrator from the PNW. When not squeezing new gouache out of the tube, Lily is dreaming about getting a cat, and trying to beat her old Sudoku times.

  • Sarah Sarkis

    Shrink. Coach. Dreamer. Recovering people pleaser.

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