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Is It Restlessness or Something Else? Question: Defining Moments In a prior article, I raised the subject of defining moments and included a survey at the end. Thank you for your feedback, which has been incorporated into a slideshow and workbook that are now complete. They will be available for you later this year, when In the Current’s new website launches. For today’s issue, I thought I’d share a question I received, as well as a video clip with a related message. Carol Dawson, a Current of Life fan from Sydney, Australia asks:
A. It is true that many feelings other than restlessness combined with certain events, situations, or conditions may serve as the impetus for a defining moment in one’s life. I single out “restlessness” as significant because it aptly captures that common yet often unspecific feeling that once decoded, conveys an important personal truth that needs to be recognized and stated. Whether it’s restlessness or another factor, what all defining moments have in common is that they involve the raising of a personal standard. As Carol commented in her email to me, “I'm not sure it takes restlessness to create a defining moment — or if it does perhaps we don't always recognise it as restlessness. Sometimes, I think, you have to stay where you are for the defining moment to come into being.” From Burned-Out to Refueled Recently, on the Now What?® blog, we ran an interview by Jane Pauley who is now hosting Your Life Calling, a new series produced by AARP. In this piece she interviews Richard Rittmaster, a former Lutheran minister now chaplain in the U.S. Army National Guard. Rittmaster shares several rich insights including how he listened to his burn-out and depression rather than fighting it. “I was committed to paying attention.” As I commented on the blog, that phrase struck me as very significant because paying attention is exactly what is required to receive clarity. While listening for guidance, Rittmaster did a stint as a bartender during which the opportunity to become a chaplain for the army presented itself. Reflecting on his experience, Rittmaster concludes that becoming “who we’re designed to be” means exercising the gifts that most engage us. What are the gifts or talents that you’d like to exercise? You can view Rittmaster's interview here: Finding Faith on the Front Lines — Your Life Calling. Committed to Paying Attention Whether it’s restlessness, burn-out, overwhelm, or some other uncomfortable feeling, job #1 is to simply pay attention to it. This Week’s Call to Action:
“Our emotions are faithful reporters
of what we desire to have or to avoid. Here's to you, P.S. #1 — In addition to today being 11-1-11, this happens to be the 111th issue of Current of Life. That’s a lot of 1’s! Speaking of dates, remember to mark your calendar for November 7 and join me for Current Conversations. P.S. #2 — We recently heard from a reader who was having trouble viewing Current of Life in HTML format. The punctuation and overall formatting were appearing distorted. If you are experiencing anything like this, please write back and let us know so that our support team can address it. Thank you. Also, keep in mind that you can always view the issues on-line, using the link provided on top. Notes: |
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Does it always take restlessness to create a defining moment?
Virginia
Kravitz, Career
and Life Coach, has always
had a fierce desire to be
in the full current of life.
She founded 