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Finding your true passion in life can be a voyage of discovery as you develop desires and ambitions that may change as you grow older. Your passion as a teenager may be markedly different from what creates excitement for you now that you are a bit older. It is possible that you have not yet discovered your true passion in life, something that is yet in your future. The things that create enthusiasm in us can change dramatically over time. For example, as a young person, you may have had an insatiable zeal for some form of sport but as you got older, travel may have taken its place as your true passion in life.

The key to finding your true passion in life is to keep an open mind and to be adventurous, disposed to trying new things. The world is full of people who stumbled into something that was new to them and which has now become the main focus of their lives. It could be something as simple as being introduced to a musical instrument, meeting someone from another country or becoming involved in some charitable work. Writing, painting, photography or business: anything can make us passionate if we acquire a real interest in something.

To make life truly worth living, we all need the spark that gives us that feeling of enthusiasm and stimulation, a sensation that we are doing something enjoyable and fulfilling. How can we find our own true passion in life?

Most people have a desire to do something they have never had the time or circumstances to enjoy, an activity or interest they would pursue given the time and perhaps, money. You may already have determined your true passion to travel the world, pursue a sport, start your own business or any number of other possibilities. If you have yet to find your true passion, begin by asking yourself what excites you and what you would choose to do if time and money were no object.

As time moves along and we get older, the opportunities to fulfill our dreams will either increase or diminish. If our passion is for something active and athletic, our younger years will be the time to enjoy it. The other side of the coin is that getting older may afford us more time to pursue an interest we did not have time for while our children were growing or we were in full-time employment. Whatever our special interest may be, we will regret it if we do not make plans to realize it in our lives.

The reality of life might mean having to enjoy our personal passion in small measures due to secular and family responsibilities. Take full

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