But the truth is that there are almost 7 billion people on earth, there are a multitude of careers, hobbies and activities that will pique our interests, and there are MANY paths that our lives could take.

Once we’re open to the idea that possibility is not intimidating, but rather an asset, it’ll be far easier to allow ourselves to embrace it in any way that we can.

Just loved this post, Annabel. GREAT WORK.

And you are right, if we constantly force our need to find our true passion then our directions will be misdirected. Instead of living in the moment where life is full of beauty and ideas, we trap ourselves within the moment of the future, where things are possible but not experienced nor intuitively realized.

The best thing as you said, is to just enjoy what we have now and extract our passion from there, pay attention to what is TRULY important in our lives, not what we THINK is important.

Steven

Desertgirl – Yes, I suppose learning the importance of compromise is important. We can’t really have everything, something has to give.

QrkDrw – Hmm, can people with odd handles leave enlightening comments on blogs? Yes, I think so:) Thanks, I agree everyone’s purpose should be to help and support each other.

Robin – Ah, yes, too much seeking and not enough time spent appreciating what we have. Now feeding others has to be one of the most satisfying acts of life. Providing a hungry person with tasty food ensures instant gratification for both parties!

Kelly – I think not knowing what you want to do in life is a fairly common problem and it does leave us feeling like failures if we aren’t driven by a passion. I think it’s ok to dabble in things. Above all to seek contentment and stick to your principles.

J.D – I think that’s true, that we can find solace doing work that we’re good at even if it isn’t a real passion.

Randall – Glad this resonated with you. It came to me lately and I hope that my writing wasn’t part of the problem. While I do want to inspire and motivate people to get what they want out of life I don’t want this blog to be a pressure cooker! It should be somewhere people can come to chill out and back in the glory of doing very little too:)

Zw – I decided to keep the expert anonymous as I don’t want to get into some flame wars and meet any trolls! One thing which I struggle with is that people are writing self-help books and developing products purely to make money for themselves. I don’t like that at all and it’s not something I want to be part of. I suppose many people seek self help products at a vulnerable time of their lives and it’s easy to promise them the keys to happiness and sell them to them. Sadly there are no keys, as you say, we are the only ones who can fix ourselves – or better yet accept ourselves as we are.

Brett – Great point. Maybe you’ll have one passion this year and another the next. Have fun exploring whatever interests you at this moment in time.