“It may be that when we no longer know what to do we have come to our real work, and that when we no longer know which way to go we have come to our real journey.”
—Wendell Berry
“It may be that when we no longer know what to do we have come to our real work, and that when we no longer know which way to go we have come to our real journey.” —Wendell Berry
So the only reasonable answer I can give to the question of “How can I do what you are doing?” is this: fully commit to the journey, challenges and all. Once you do, don’t give up. Keep going. Take the search for good work seriously.
Paul Millerd • Good Work: Reclaiming Your Inner Ambition
be. Without a sense of destiny and destination, our lives will be directionless. If we don’t know where we want to go, we will never get there, no matter how fast we travel. Yet despite this, there are people who spend months planning a holiday, but not even a day planning a life. They simply let it happen.
Jonathan Sacks • Studies in Spirituality (Covenant & Conversation Book 9)
“People say ‘Follow your passion,’ but I have no idea what mine is,”
Martha Beck • The Way of Integrity: Finding the path to your true self
"I don't know where I'm going, but I know exactly how to get there."
I recently heard this quote from Boyd Varty. It spoke to me, because one of my greatest fears is not getting to where I want to be. Not because I don't think I'll get there, but because I don't know where "there" is. I don't know what I want to be , do or accomplish . I don't know ... See more