keep you from moving forward. And they never go away.
But if you are going to find what you were meant to do, you
will have to act anyway.
What I am trying to say here is that a calling takes work.
Finding yours will require a fear-facing journey that will last
a lifetime. And where does it begin? With awareness. With
discovering what your life is already saying to you. And as
you attempt to uncover this mystery, consider one more
question, a much more constructive one: What happens if
you don’t do this? That’s what should really scare you.
Your Life Is Speaking
Many people wander through life, unaware of their purpose,
blindly following the whims of the world. To them, those
who reach their potential seem to possess an extraordinary
gift. But what if pursuing your calling wasn’t a luxury
reserved for the elite? What if it was required to live life,
fully alive? Where would you start?
Listen to your life. That’s Frederick Buechner’s advice.
An author who spent part of his life as a schoolteacher and
another part as a minister, he observed that finding your
vocation is less about grand moments of discovery and
more about a habit of awareness. “See it for the fathomless
mystery it is,” he wrote. “In the boredom and pain of it no
less than in the excitement and gladness: touch, taste, smell
your way to the holy and hidden heart of it because in the