We each have hundreds of callings in our lives,some big and some small.Rather than one LIFE PURPOSE or mission,we actually have many opportunities to experience aspects of what brings us alive.Spend a few moments thinking about your calling.It may be front and center in your life,or it may be disguised as something else.Its simply your heart speaking its truth. Listen to it.If you aren’t sure how to uncover your calling, here are some tips to help you get started.
1. Notice what captivates you.
Check out your bedside reading table, your Amazon wish list, and the
collection of blogs you follow. What most excites you, or enrages you?
What would you like to write an op-ed about? Why?
2. Take your life inventory, reflecting past callings.
Acknowledge what you learned from acting on older callings, and see
if anything from those experiences remains alive for you. Retrieve bits
that might help you in deciphering your current calling. Put your old
callings to rest if they are no longer alive for you, so you can open
space for new callings to arise.
3. Journal on what your calling is.
Write out 50 responses to the question: “What is my calling?” Put pen
to paper and go! Do not pause or edit, and do not stop before you get
to 50. Your calling will make itself known. It will probably also make you cry. This is good news.
4. Ask others what they think.
Poll your friends and family about your passions. Ask them what they
see as your calling. Notice which responses elicit a feeling of “yes!”
in you.
5. Use your values as a guide.
Make a list of your core values (these are qualities that make you,
you; they aren’t who you think you should be, but rather who you already
are). How are you honoring those values in your life right now? What
information do your values give you about your calling?
Living our lives by honoring our callings creates deep contentment
and, by extension, a more vibrant world. What’s whispering in your ear?
What will you do about it?
---Stay Blessed---
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