Once in our life we goes through stages of sadness, silence of thoughts, emptiness of emotions and feeling of lost. Yes, most of us are lost in these maze that we are living in.

Some says if you are lost just simply retrace your steps and go back to the start. This reminds me of the story of Theseus who managed to get out of the maze by a simple thread given by Ariadne. The thread is attached on the entrance so he can find a way out after slaying the Minotour. I suggest you read this story in Greek mythology but it will not end with they live happily ever. The story gives a moral lesson that do not fall in love for a man you just met but the ball of thread idea is fascinating for me. The thread represents a reminder, a guide when you are lost.

What is the thread? It could be notes or a diary ? What if you are already lost? I think it is more simpler than that. I think the thread represents our passion. If you can answer what is your passion, you do not need to go back to start. You can just continue where you left off.

If you can not answer what is your passion? It’s time to find Ariadne to give your own ball of thread.

A passion is not necessary the same as your work. If you a baker, chef , cook or writer your work is probably your passion. Those people choose their profession because it is what they wanted to do thus by extension it was their passion. Some people found their passion by helping others and those are the special ones.

How about the rest of us?

Your passion can come from the past. Close your eyes and time travel to your childhood memories. Find a memory that you feel you are happy and fulfilled. List it on a paper and you can try those things in the present time.

Mine is when we buy my first PC. It was a Pentium 4 with 512 MB RAM. It have a DVD burner. Inside the CD is an installer of Cyberlink’s PowerDirector software, a video editing tool. I tried it once and I was intrigued. I tried also other editing software such as MemoriesOnTV, Acoustica MP3 Mixer, WinAVI, Adobe Photoshop and the rest is history. I like editing videos and showing it to other people. Currently I am using Adobe Premiere for YouTube. Yup, your friend here is also a YouTuber. I started way back in 2008 but I stopped because of school and it turns out it is illegal to edit a video and upload it so I deleted my channel.

I still continue my passion by creating slideshow videos for occasions such as wedding, birthday and funerals.

I resume being a YouTuber in 2020 in a self named channel and will maintain it as much as I can.

Going back on your passion, if you can not find it on the past. List everything whatever you wanted to do and try all of it and test what will sticks. It may take years before you can decide what really is your passion.

I buy a Wacom Intuos Manga, it is a drawing tablet, and try to be a digital artist. It does not go anywhere and I am still learning how to draw on a computer.

I tried also to become a hiker. I join a hiking group in Facebook and join them once a month. Is it my passion? Maybe not but I am still an active member and join them specially if the mountain have a good view.

Here are some suggestion for you; playing a musical instrument, sewing, cooking, baking, learning a new language, swimming, writing, photography and wood craft.

Find your Ariadne and do not abandon her like some guy we know. Follow the thread back, follow it back and you will be surprise that the other person holding the other end of the thread is yourself.