[Tension & Renewal - XXX]
The adventure to our calling is the *advent* of your True Self. But how do we know it’s not just another *venture* toward a trend or away from responsibility?
One of the main differences between an “advent" and a “venture” is that the former is facing something difficult. Avoidance tends to be an easier path. Trends are popular partly because they require little work.
A true calling is a call beyond the comfort of the “home” you’ve constructed and toward the “homeless” landscape of the wilderness.
It can’t be tweeted. It doesn’t make for a sharable meme. You’re compelled to pack lightly (you’d have to discard everything you thought was important anyways) and leave your expectations behind.
A true call is an adventure through your fears, further uncovering your deeper longings; there’s a lot of death; but you have a deep sense that somewhere beyond the death is regeneration.
New life awaits. And it’s the life you didn’t know you were preparing for.
