Callings Finding and Following an Authentic Life

by LEVOY, GREGG MICHAEL

• ISBN13: 9780609803707
• ISBN10: 0609803700
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-09-08
• Publisher: Harmony

Summary

How do we know if we're following our true callings? How do we sharpen our senses to cut through the distractions of everyday reality and hear the calls that are beckoning us? is the first book to examine the many kinds of calls we receive and the great variety of channels through which they come to us. A calling may be to do something (change careers, go back to school, have a child) or to be something (more creative, less judgmental, more loving). While honoring a calling's essential mystery, this book also guides readers to ask and answer the fundamental questions that arise from any calling: How do we recognize it? How do we distinguish the true call from the siren song? How do we handle our resistance to a call? What happens when we say yes? What happens when we say no? Drawing on the hard-won wisdom and powerful stories of people who have followed their own calls, Gregg Levoy shows us the many ways to translate a calling into action. In a style that is poetic, exuberant, and keenly insightful, he presents an illuminating and ultimately practical inquiry into how we listen and respond to our calls, whether at work or at home, in our relationships or in service.Callingsis a compassionate guide to discovering your own callings and negotiating the tight passages to personal power and authenticity.

Author Biography

Gregg Levoy was formerly a columnist for the Cincinnati Enquirer and adjunct professor of journalism at the University of New Mexico.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
The Call to Attention	p. 15
The Ear of the Animal	p. 17
The Challenge of Finding Clarity	p. 33
Braving Conflict	p. 51
Receiving Calls	p. 63
The Way of Passion	p. 65
Awakening to Dreams	p. 76
The Language of the Body	p. 86
The Turn of Events	p. 99
Invoking Calls	p. 119
The Portals of Art	p. 121
Making Pilgrimage	p. 144
Memory's Vital Secrets	p. 163
Saying No to Calls	p. 187
Flight to Tarshish	p. 189
Bringing Down the Storm	p. 227
Saying Yes to Calls	p. 247
The Dignity of Daring	p. 249
Sacrifice: The Shadow in the Calling	p. 265
Ariadne's Thread	p. 284
Heartbreakthrough: The Consequences of Saying Yes	p. 309
Resources	p. 331
Bibliography	p. 333
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