Finding our path often involves learning what doesn’t work for us.
Like flashing hazard lights, experiencing drudgery can alert us that something is wrong. Accidents and illness are other wake-up calls that can indicate we are not living the life we want to live. Status and monetary success often cannot fill the hole in one’s heart that hides another calling.
Numerous people throughout the ages have stories of living unfulfilled lives due to an inner urging that ached to do something different. Their powerful stories serve as heroic breadcrumbs for others as they tell of breaking away from a former life clothed in seeming comfort and jumping into an abyss of unknowns that ultimately led to self-discovery and a new soul-rewarding vocation.
Some paths led to lives as research scientists while others were artists, public servants, teachers, inventors, ministers, volunteers, healers, diplomats, and more.
Inspiration for the Day: “Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.” –Aristotle
Note: This is an ongoing series to help provide support during these challenging times. These daily readings are part of an overall book on balance, which includes 12 essentials for maintaining balance to support resilience and your best self. The 12 essentials include mind, body, love, service, self, family, intimacy, purpose, environment/living space, nature, social relations, and spirit. This series is sharing 30 days of lessons about purpose. As you remain quarantined during this COVID pandemic, perhaps you can take this time to evaluate your plans and cultivate a deeper Soul purpose in your life.
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