#Personal Calling

Choosing Spirit-Waking Work and Doing It Fiercely

Choosing is the first act of bravery in the quote. Many people sense what enlivens them but hesitate because it conflicts with family expectations, financial fear, or the discomfort of being a beginner. Yet Adichie’s wording implies agency: you do not wait to be assigned your calling; you select it. This choice often looks ordinary from the outside—a student changing majors, an accountant taking night classes in design, a parent returning to writing after years away. Still, the internal shift is profound, because once you choose what wakes you, you also accept responsibility for protecting it from distraction and doubt. [...]

What the World Needs Is People Who Have Come Alive - Howard Thurman

As a theologian, civil rights leader, and philosopher, Howard Thurman often explored themes of inner purpose and spiritual vitality, believing that personal awakening was key to transforming both individuals and society. [...]