How to discover and do the work you love after 40

Hi, to answer your question PMullaly, it's not impossible to make money blogging, but your blog has to really touch a nerve and get lots of traffic. It's a hard thing to create a voice that stands out in the midst of the millions of blogs. Check out mediabistro, they have a lot of good info on the business of writing (and media chatter) and also take a look at Zenhabits.net by Leo Babauta (he's a frequent contributor on ThirdAge. He's developed a very successful blog in about two years. He also does a blog about writing (Write to Done) that has a lot of good tips.
Hope this helps.

Most of my life I have been a writer. Unpaid, but a writer nonetheless. I've written several books and articles, only one or two published in obscure places, still I write. Recently I discovered blogging. Here is my chance to self-publish... but can I make any money at it? Could this be my chance to do what I love and still make money? Recently I found a mentor, Yaro Starak who teaches online classes on creating membership sites with your blog. I'm on the edge as to whether I should join. Any ideas?

I hope this thread will pick up on activity, as I think it's really important. Especially now, when times are so hard for finding work, I'm wondering if the question has to be re-formulated. Can we really hope to find a job we love, or is there a way to help us through whatever job we can find, to create a better life for ourselves? I will add more if the thread picks up...