Callings

Aug 252 min read

Have You Crossed Over? by Kathryn Lorenzen

In our work lives, we sometimes find ourselves in a kind of wilderness. Perhaps we don’t know why we’re still doing what we’re doing, or...

Jan 223 min read

What Is Your Gift and How Is It Moving Along? -- By Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

"The gift must always move," I read in an article by Lewis Hyde over 40 years ago. I was in my early 20s and only knew that I had to...

Sep 6, 20232 min read

Do You Need a Map, or Just the Road? -- by Kathryn Lorenzen

Sorting through my sister’s garage recently, I stumbled across something I recognized immediately – my mother’s leather portfolio full of...

Sep 1, 20232 min read

It's Labor Day! Do You Know Where Your True Work Is? -- by Kathryn Lorenzen

As the last 25 years of my life have been largely focused on people’s relationships with their work, I’ve always held a special place in...

Aug 2, 20233 min read

7 Reasons to Say Yes to the Big Picture Retreat

There's a whole lot of travel going on this summer, perhaps some even involving you and a slew of planes, trains, and automobiles. Yet...

Feb 1, 20233 min read

Dude, Look! That Old Lady's Gonna Play the Guitar -- by Kathryn Lorenzen

Several years ago, I played rhythm guitar with a wonderful local rockabilly band, Miss Major and Her Minor Mood Swings. We built a nice...

Aug 31, 20223 min read

Seize the Day -- by Kathryn Lorenzen

When my mother was diagnosed with fast-moving macular degeneration in her 80s, she knew she might not have her vision much longer. Mom...

Aug 10, 20222 min read

Finding What You Thought Was Lost -- by Kathryn Lorenzen

At some point in our lives, many of us arrive at a reckoning. The scenarios are different, but some version of a question can show up:...

Feb 2, 20223 min read

Faith, Fear, and Finding Your Real Work With Gregg Leovy -- by Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

“Faith and fear both need to be brought to the bargaining table to hammer out an agreement between them,” Gregg Levoy says of finding the...