"Someone has a great fire in his soul and nobody ever comes to warm themselves at it, and passers-by see nothing but a little smoke at the top of the chimney," young Vincent van Gogh wrote in a letter as he floundered to find his purpose. For the century and a half since, and undoubtedly the many centuries before, the question of how to kindle that soul-warming fire by finding one's purpose and making a living out of meaningful work has continued to frustrate not only the young, not only aspiring artists, but people of all ages, abilities, and walks of life." In these excerpts Parker J. Palmer explores how to navigate this mortal maze with grace.
http://www.dailygood.org/story/1453/how-to-let-your-life-speak-discern-your-purpose-and-define-your-own-success-maria-popova/
