Personal & Spirituality 22 Sep 2007 05:00 pm
“Secular” vocations and calling
I have been reading a blog written by a friend from PSR, who is currently doing his CPE. And in writing him an email, I was thinking about this odd place I find myself in. Two years ago, I was an excited new seminarian, having heard “the call” and soaking in all that seminary had to offer me. I dove in head first, and even helped spearhead a contemplative spiritual practice group at PSR (which I hear is still going strong.)
And, two years later I am neck-deep in what is a secular vocation - even if I named my work blog “Zen and the art of Nonprofit Technology.” And the question seems right in front of me: what happened to my calling, really?
Of course, I have many answers to that question - and, ultimately, the calling never left me. I keep looking for ways to balance all of who I am - and bring my full presence to everything I do, whether it be my work, my writing, my life with my partner, or any other endeavor that I take up. I guess that’s really it - my full self includes that part of me that felt so deeply called to manifest my highest self, that self that is in alignment with all of Being.