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Is Your Work a Calling?

by Margie Carter
September/October 2016
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“A true vocation calls us out beyond ourselves; breaks our heart in the process and then humbles, simplifies, and enlightens us about the hidden, core nature of the work that enticed us in the first place…. A serious ­vocational calling demands a constant attention to the unknown gravitational field that surrounds us and from which we recharge ourselves, as if breathing from the atmosphere of possibility itself.”

David Whyte
Consolations: The Solace, Nourishment, and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words

I discovered the writing of David Whyte during the early years of drafting the first edition of The Visionary Director. While I try to stay current with research, literature, and ‘cutting edge’ thinking and practices in our field, my own professional learning has always ventured out beyond ECE. I discovered David Whyte as a poet and philosopher highly sought after in the corporate world. While his language can at times seem abstract, his ideas seem so pertinent to working in early childhood. The above quote is from his newest book, Consolations: The Solace, Nourishment, and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words, which is full of gems for people trying to catch their breath and find meaning and hope amidst living with stress. Whyte got me thinking again ...

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