Thank you for this timely post during the season of graduations, launchings, and "lasts." Your words remind me of Father Richard Rohr's teachings in his book "Falling Upward" - he would certainly agree with this: "The authentic watermark running through the background of a life’s work is an arrival at generosity..." As a type-A self-identified "striver," I am wrestling with all the truths above, clinging to a through-line (vocation!) as I navigate and sail this next phase of (post-corporate) life.
I have deliberately left ambition behind. Now wandering through the field of mystery only guided by a calling from deep within as I experience the next professional chapter. It is the greatest gift, and the greatest act of courage at the same time.
Thank you for this timely post during the season of graduations, launchings, and "lasts." Your words remind me of Father Richard Rohr's teachings in his book "Falling Upward" - he would certainly agree with this: "The authentic watermark running through the background of a life’s work is an arrival at generosity..." As a type-A self-identified "striver," I am wrestling with all the truths above, clinging to a through-line (vocation!) as I navigate and sail this next phase of (post-corporate) life.
Ambition, as you reveal it here, lives in the house of “try,” “plan to,” and “my goals.” The realm of being rests elsewhere.
Thank you for this, David.
I have deliberately left ambition behind. Now wandering through the field of mystery only guided by a calling from deep within as I experience the next professional chapter. It is the greatest gift, and the greatest act of courage at the same time.
Everything true to itself has it's own secret language 💫💫💫💫💫
This will always be my favourite piece of work of yours David. It changed my life. Glad to see it shared here!