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\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cMost people who come to see me want to find their calling, \u201c reported Shoshanna, a counselor who works with adults. She and two of her self-employed friends were chatting over dinner about work. \u201cThe idea that you need a calling makes people unhappy and is completely untrue. A job puts food on the table and should not be seen as second rate,\u201d she lamented.<\/p>\n
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Ellen, a physician with a clear and strong calling, balked. \u201cEveryone needs to discover their calling,\u2019 she countered. \u2018It is critical for vibrant health and well-being.\u201d She embarked on a story to support her view.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThis is exactly the thinking that makes people miserable,\u201d Shoshanna muttered.<\/p>\n
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\u201cAnyone for dessert?\u201d piped in Kerry, whose calling appeared to be peacemaker.<\/p>\n
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Shoshanna\u2019s point is worthy of further consideration. A calling is an internal or mystical tug towards a specific vocation. Your mission, should you recognize and accept it, makes you special. God, the universe, or something bigger than myself has chosen you to do something important.\u00a0 Who doesn\u2019t want to be acknowledged from above for their gift to the world?<\/p>\n
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Indeed, research suggests a sense of purpose is associated with happiness. But a purpose and a calling are not the same.\u00a0 You can choose a purpose.\u00a0 A calling implies the purpose chooses you.\u00a0 You wait and the situation is out of your control. There is a sign, a dream or a transformative feeling that bestows worthiness or does not.<\/p>\n
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Everyone might have a calling but there is little chance we will all hear it.\u00a0 Each person does have a purpose. You can decide what you are doing here whenever you want and have providence over your happiness.<\/p>\n
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The differences are:<\/p>\n
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Calling<\/u>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Purpose<\/u><\/p>\n
Involves a job\/task\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Is a way of being, not doing<\/p>\n
Requires outside intervention\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Requires internal decision<\/p>\n
May never come\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Is always present<\/p>\n
Implies you are chosen\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Available to everyone<\/p>\n
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If you have a calling, terrific! If you don\u2019t, forget about waiting for a burning bush and choose a purpose. It can be a simple as being as kind as possible to everyone you meet or having an intention every day.\u00a0 You don\u2019t have to save the world; you just need to have a reason to be here.<\/p>\n
Post #29<\/p>\n
Next time: Your Mission Statement<\/p>\n
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