{"id":2691,"date":"2012-03-01T00:51:18","date_gmt":"2012-03-01T05:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/inspirationreport\/?p=2691"},"modified":"2012-02-24T10:19:26","modified_gmt":"2012-02-24T15:19:26","slug":"how-to-find-your-passion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/inspirationreport\/2012\/03\/how-to-find-your-passion.html","title":{"rendered":"How to Find Your Passion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the things I enjoy most is watching someone doing what they love. When a friend, loved one or even a total stranger finds their groove in life, it just lights something up on the inside of me. I&#8217;ve had countless conversations with people, both young and older, about purpose, callings and passions, and one question always seems to come up, &#8220;How do I find my passion?&#8221; I answer that question with a question.<\/p>\n<p><center><strong>If you were independently wealthy and never needed to work for money another day in your life, what would you do?<\/strong><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Paying our bills, having health insurance and saving for the future are generally the reasons that keep us in whatever career we&#8217;re in now, whether we really enjoy our work or not. I&#8217;ve always wondered just how differently life would be if all those needs were taken care of and you could truly do what you wanted to.<\/p>\n<p>So, what would you do if money wasn&#8217;t an object? Think about it and watch this video. I must add that I thoroughly enjoy Susan Isaacs and her book <em>Angry Conversations with God<\/em>. 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