My husband recently told me about a speaker who explained that each of us have 5 things about our life experience called "sweet spots". These are activities/experiences that light you up, make you feel more alive when you are involved with them. He then recommends that you build your career around one of these or a combination of several in order to find maximum fulfillness in this life. I've always said "You can't pay me enough to do something I don't enjoy", so this man's philosophy suits me just fine! Well, it got me to thinking about what I most enjoy in life and find rewarding, so here are my top 5 passions:
1) God/Family/Friendships
2) Art & Music
3) Writing Songs, Articles & Poetry
4) Fitness/Health
5) Nature/Animals
Alas, the perfect job for me has already passed me by I'm afraid! I spent 11 years working at Christian summer camps. Loved every minute of it!! The job combined everything I enjoy and can do reasonably well. I loved leading songs and doing skits at campfire, teaching leathercraft & ceramics, swimming, canoeing, running all over the place with the girls in my cabin and best of all leading trail rides & teaching riding lessons. It's the time of year where I get the urge to go apply for camp work, but my adult responsibilities keep me from doing so now. How I enjoyed that time in my life and who knows, maybe after my children are gone, I can return to camp work someday??
What 5 things in life light YOU up??
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Top 5 :)well this is tough considering i'm passionate abt everything i do,but yes my bare needs are :)
Love,Friendship,Dancing,Sailing,Music
That's cool Raj! Are you able to work in a career that involves these things?
Yup it was an ambition to sail,so doing that loving it,making friends all over the world,dancing my way through life and singing "life is a roller coaster just got to ride it :)"
Music,
sensuality/sex,
babies/kids,
art/writing,
nature/animals
I am pretty fulfilled in my job, get to do some of my passions (Labor and Delivery Nurse). I do have some regrets though. I miss my music. Sometimes wonder what other things I might have done well, and sometimes seriously plan on completely changing careers.
Overall really like my job though. I think you would be a great camp counselor. Just do it. Don't let life get in the way of life. If its not totally attainable because of kids and stuff, which I completely understand, find a way of doing it partially. I'm going to. It is taking some planning and some time, but I will do it. Won't ever give up nursing totally, but there is something else I really want to do. And I will. Life is to short. Have No Regrets.
Top 5 passions of my life are:
1. God
2. Family n friends
3. My work n studies
4. Writting Poetries n articles
5. Nature
almost same as urs but dnt think i copied haan, its all true :) :)
Takecare.
family
reading
music
crosswords
friends
...in that order
My top 5 passions are:
God/Family
Being with real friend
Doing something good without telling others
Books
Bring smile on other faces
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