Although finding my passion matters to me, there are probably some people who are wondering why I even care. And by simultaneously not diminishing this issue and stressing that finding your passion shouldn't be a MAIN priority to the point where you are just fed up, a passion is relevant because it is a driving force in my life and your life. I'm a creative person, so I don't think life is a black and white situation. That mind set always annoys me to the core. To me, life is about shining and doing things that make us happy, but also finding out our strengths so we can go and then share our awesomeness with the world.
Think about what makes you happy: your talents, skills, and exciting life experiences. These are all aspects that can combine together to create a passion and knowing this and thoroughly enjoying what comes along can truly make us happy. Now I don't want this to seem like happiness lies in finding a career or what I have mentioned thus far pertains to what we were destined to become and if we don't find it, that is the end all be all. Finding our dream career is a part of this conversation as well, but that is not exactly what I mean. What I mean is finding out what makes us smile day by day and keeps us motivated to keep at this hobby/skill maybe daily and stay motivated to just find out more about this hobby or skill. Finding our passion(s) is a way of discovering who we really are, because like me, I'm sure a lot of us simply don't ave a clue. That being said, here 6 struggles we deal with when we don't know what our passion(s) are.
1. You start to feel like a drifter
Sometimes I honestly feel like a drifter. I am so happy for people who are living out their dreams of being motivational speakers, authors, or simply enjoying hobbies or skills that they love, but when you are genuinely confused like I am everything can just feel like a bummer from time to time even if you have a skill or hobby that you've improved on. For me, I'm so proud of myself that I am a writer and I love fiction writing and crave to get better, but some days I'm passionate about it and some days I'm not. I never ever woke up and said, I was made to be a writer. Everything right now is simply one big ball of trial and error. It can definitely be discouraging.
2. You know things take time, but you are impatient
I'm not a patient person, but I'm working on it. One thing I can say though is I like to be busy and have a sense of purpose and even though I'm young, that's simply not enough for me to just say, in time it will all work out. It would be nice to just have things discovered now.
3. You may be inconsistent and lack motivation from time to time
I write currently and I do have a knack and strong love for fiction writing. I guess this is a passion in the making? I'll say so. But for now, I am inconsistent from time to time and sometimes I'll be on hold for a while before my creative juices begin to stir and all kinds of ideas come to my head.
4 You may feel like you'll never know
Laugh at me if you may because I am 21 and clearly have my whole life ahead of me to figure things out, but when time begins to go day by day and you are determined to seek answers, you may think that light bulb will never click and maybe you'll never find out just what your passion really is.
5. You feel empty from time to time
I feel most inspired when I'm creative and doing something that feeds my soul. Helping others feel good, new projects to take on, etc. But when I don't know what my next step should be, I start to feel like I'm in a rut.
6. Despite this, the desire that persists within you keeps you going
Although I feel down from time to time and just frustrated with where I'm at in life, not knowing my purpose yet drives me and keeps me inspired to discover this. Even with my writing, I'm interested to see how I will improve and how far my talent will go. Rome wasn't built in a day and Oprah had her moments before greatness. I'll hold on to that.
