How to Find Your Inner Light
Eulogy virtues, combatting burnout, and a Frank Sinatra story
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“People on the road to inner light do not find their vocations by asking, what do I want from life? They ask, what is life asking of me?” — David Brooks, 2015
Over the weekend, I shared a post by a Wendy Jordan on LinkedIn about a funeral she attended. You don’t usually see funeral-related posts there, so it caught my eye.
Wendy told a story about this 60 year old man, taken far too early, who had been her boss 18 years prior. She kept in touch with him because of the grace, compassion, and kindness he showed her — something she never forgot and wanted to pay forward.
The …
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