Finding a Passion

I’ve got many things that I like. Fewer things that I love. Even fewer that I found that I’m truly passionate about.

In my experience, passion for something you believe in provides an internal “fuel” that can help you achieve goals. Whether they’re work related or some other facet of life, I’ve found that fact to be true.

My family sets aside a small amount of money each month that we intend to use to donate at some point in the year. I’ve decided that to make the money “count” we need to find things that we’re passionate and not merely worthwhile — there are far too many worthwhile causes. I mention this because last year we had difficulty finding more than one cause we wanted to donate to. Last year we made a nice donation to Teardrops to Rainbows, which helps support the families of children with cancer… We could find no other that inspired us and made us feel like our modest contribution would really make a difference.

At last, I have found another… Helping to End Global Warming.

I’ll probably create a new personal blog just for that topic, but here’s a link and a brief story. I had heard of An Inconvenient Truth - a documentary starring Al Gore and his efforts to educate others about the problem of global warming. I recently purchased the DVD (another long story) and watched it. — I admit it, I was sold. I had always been a believer that global warming was real, and that it was a problem, but this simple movie helped to give me an understanding of how major an issue this really is. I was skeptical that it was merely a piece of propaganda from a tree-hugger, but all I can say is that it truly spoke to me as an individual.

Global warming is a serious problem with serious consequences.

Global warming is a problem we can all help solve.

All I’m saying is that I’ll be doing my part - and I hope you will at least consider doing your part too.