A little over a year ago I was a patient in a hospital. There I was sitting in a room with half a dozen other patients listening intently to a psychologist who we all dearly hoped would set each us on our own very personal road to recovery. As the session was winding up the psychologist happened to mention that she had an article about finding your passion in life. The reaction from the group was unanimous – could she read the article to us, could we each have a photocopy of the article, did she have any other similar articles she could share with us?
There was a sense of urgency in the room. It was as if we were all feeling within arm’s reach of ‘the answer’ to our problems. If we could just find our passion then there would be hope and a way forward.
I have always bemoaned the ‘fact’ that I didn’t have any grand passions in my life. I envied those who did seem to have such a passion. It was as if their life would be so much easier because they instinctively knew their path – they just had to follow their passion.
One person who is following her passion is Maureen Hunter. If you’ve read the previous posts you would have come across Maureen before. Maureen lost her dearly loved son in 2006. While she could easily have let such a great loss destroy her Maureen has instead chosen to use her own experiences to help others. She is following her passion – a passion to help others journey through grief.
Maureen has just written an ebook – Opening the Door to Hope: 6 key strategies for dealing with grief. The book is free and available from Maureen’s website – www.esdeer.com.au. I strongly recommend it. It is written from experience. It is written with love. It is written with passion.
