(Written in April 2009)<\/p>\n
Parker Palmer talks about having one\u2019s limits being as important a clue to vocation as one\u2019s strengths and gifts. He also talks about \u201ctrue self.\u201d I wonder \u2014 if my \u201ctrue self\u201d was shattered by trauma, then how can I recover it? or is trauma part of my vocation? Talked to Beverly who said it doesn\u2019t matter, whatever happens to you, you go on doing what you do \u2014 which in my case means my commitment to the truth \u2014 which I keep right on pursuing, embodying, even while struggling with depression. She said: \u201cYour commitment to the truth and writing painting dancing is how you give your love to the world \u2014 and you do it with great tenacity.\u201d She says that\u2019s how I love the world, enormously, every day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
(Written in April 2009) Parker Palmer talks about having one\u2019s limits being as important a clue to vocation as one\u2019s strengths and gifts. He also talks about \u201ctrue self.\u201d I wonder \u2014 if my \u201ctrue self\u201d was shattered by trauma, … Continue reading