{"id":383,"date":"2018-09-26T18:41:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-26T18:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ec2-50-17-66-55.compute-1.amazonaws.com\/?p=383"},"modified":"2026-03-02T01:56:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T09:56:58","slug":"discovering-your-passions-advice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cirkledin.com\/library\/cirkled-in-specific\/discovering-your-passions-advice\/","title":{"rendered":"Discovering Your Passions: Advice From a Glassblower"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cirkledin.com\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/image-1024x682.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cirkledin.com\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/image-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.cirkledin.com\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/image-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.cirkledin.com\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/image-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.cirkledin.com\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/image-360x240.webp 360w, https:\/\/www.cirkledin.com\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/image.webp 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>High School is an exciting time to explore you passions and understand what you might like to pursue in the future. 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