Embracing one's Path

We all see the Divine as different things. Truth, beauty, God, mathematics, science, or anything else we find that makes our heart sing and gives us a feeling of being where we belong. There is that spot when everything comes together and we find our place, where it seems like we have found the path ordained for us. While I do not believe these things are fated, that sense is holy and should be followed whenever possible.

For each of us, depending on the direction we take in life, there are places and choices that can lead us to that feeling of completion, of finding our place in the universe, of meeting the Divine. And that place, be it as a parent, as a teacher, a scientist or anything else, is the place you belong and need to find a way to be. It's not always possible, of course. We need money, we are bound by regulations and idiocies that block us from our desired path, all kinds of things can stand in the way. But there are ways and ways to find these places in our lives: if the standard way is blocked to us, we should find another way to the same goal. We can trap ourselves in expectation, believing we are only a teacher in the classroom, only a scientist in a lab. We forget that a label is just a definition, not a trap, and that we can follow a calling without any official sanction whatsoever.

Our callings can and often do change over our lives as well. We need to be willing to bend with grace, to shift to a new perspective when our world demands it. The only constant in our world is change.

Questions:
What is your calling? Do you have one? More than one?
What have you given up for a calling? What have you gained?
Is there a calling you wish you had but don't? Something you've always wished you could do? Is there a reason to not try?