What is your passion? Everybody has something that they love. For some people, it's collecting things that are meaningful to them. For others, it's painting, or bird watching, or cooking. Maybe you haven't found your passion yet, or maybe you have-- and that's okay either way!

In order to give a better insight to the vastly different things that passions can be, I have interviewed a few people. These people have also shared the steps that they took to find their passions in hopes to help those who have not yet found theirs to be able to.

I'll start off with my passion.

I discovered mine pretty early on. I was in seventh grade when I found my love for writing. On Easter Sunday, my grandmother presented me with a five subject notebook and a pack of mechanical pencils and told me to go crazy. I remember sitting down and dreaming up tons of short story ideas and writing them down. As a matter of fact, I still have the notebook in my bedroom.

So, now for the interviews.

First, a girl that I used to attend school with-- Sarah. Sarah loves to read. She told me that her passion for reading began when she was around thirteen years old, when her mother passed down many of her old books to her daughter. Sarah noted that she loves to read short stories.

In many cases, just like Sarah's, your passion can come out of the blue.

Next, I interviewed a friend who wishes to remain anonymous. He has a strong passion for cooking-- even though you would never guess it from looking at him. He appears to be your stereotypical punk kid. He looks like the kind that kicks puppies for fun.

According to this friend, his love for cooking developed at a young age, when he was helping his mother in the kitchen. His mother always canned her own homegrown vegetables and made her own bread from scratch-- two things that he prides himself in knowing how to do.

This friend's passion stemmed from a young age, which is pretty rare. Most of the time, passions are found later in life. However, he says that his passion has shaped him into a better person than he feels that he would be.

Brandy, a Girl Scout Leader in my community, said that she never ever wanted to be a girl scout leader, until she started. It's something that she was asked to do and decided to try out, never realizing that it would mean so much to her.

Now, Brandy works very hard with her troop. She looks forward to nights that the troop meets and events that the troop attends. She loves finding community service projects for the girls to do as well!

Together, this group of people, along with a few others, created a list of things to do in order to find your passion. Here is what they put together:

1. Don't give up.

2. Allow yourself time!

3. Know that you don't have to be good at it. All that matters is that you're enjoying it!

4. Try new things. Step out of your comfort zone. You never know if you'll like it until you try it!

5. It's okay if your passion isn't what you thought it would be. Don't sweat it, just keep trying to find it!

6. Finally, always welcome new opportunities with open arms!

My advice to you is to get out there and go for it! If you can find something that you love, do it. Find your passion and never let go of it. .