True Happiness

Where True Happiness Lives

  I came across a lovely post at the On Being blog which is a reminder of the importance of Doing What You Love and Loving What You Do. The writer, Gary James, a bartender, discusses his movement away from writing poetry — an activity he has always experienced as a gift — and his recognition of his […]

Evolution and Introversion

The Evolutionary Value of Introversion

One of the questions that I received during my webinar, Networking For Introverts, last Wednesday was: “What is the evolutionary value of introversion?”It’s a great question and I wasn’t very satisfied with the answer I gave at the time. So here are some of my further thoughts regarding this: Two of the characteristics associated with […]

Don't Skimp on your inner work

The Importance of Inner Work

Outer Work Most of the attention that we give to our work goes to things that are external to who we are as individuals. Our working imaginations are primarily concerned with such things as wages and benefits, the daily commute, our interactions with co-workers, and the tasks with which we are charged. When we think […]

A Fool Such As I

“For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength.”  (1 Cor. 1:25) Two years ago, at just about this time of year, I was preparing to take the Propaedeuticum — or Stage 1 exams — at the Jung Institute of Boston. This set of exams […]

The Dream of One’s Life

Here is a nice little promotional video by mythologist Michael Meade for his book, Fate and Destiny: The Two Agreements of the Soul. I am not yet familiar with that book, but I have read his book The Water of Life and the anthology of poetry that he edited with Robert Bly and James Hillman.  I have also heard Meade speak. He is an engaging storyteller and his work is well worth knowing.

Some take away quotes from the video:

"The question isn't, 'Do I have a calling?'  The question is,  'Have I heard it?'"

"One of our key responsibilities in life -- separate from career, separate from family, separate from anything else -- is to live out [our] dream, to respond to [our] calling, and to unfold our life from within."

Here is the video: