Your Life On Purpose

I’d like to expand a bit on the first stage of The Hero’s Journey when you realize that you no longer want to live in the Ordinary World and hear a call for adventure.   This is when you live your life on purpose and choose to walk your own path instead of following someone else’s footsteps.    It could be when you decide to leave the job that weights you down or stifles your creativity.    It could be when you decide to let go and stop resisting change so that you can embrace it.   Or it could be something completely different. When you feel the Call to Adventure, it’s a sound only you can hear.   And it’s up to you to listen.   Yesterday, Seth Godin referenced Pema Chodron and this morning I decided to reread one of my favorite books by Pema called Living Beautifully.    Pema Chodron gives a beautiful analogy for what it’s like when you experience something you’ve never even known existed.    Pema needed cataract surgery — perhaps a surgery your parents like mine have gone through. After her eye surgery, sh