What event or life circumstance is transitioning you into your Third Calling?
For us, it seemed it came all too soon. Our kids left home, married and began living their lives on their own. We downsized our possessions and bought a red Mustang convertible. We became grandparents–six times in six years. And, we began asking questions about the meaning of it all. What was our purpose in this stage of life? What compelled us to get up in the morning?
We turned the age when people expected us to “retire.” We realized we were entering an entirely new and uncharted season. Refusing to go quietly into the night, we sensed it was time for a new direction, a new beginning, a new purpose and passion. We entered our Third Calling.
The words to our song, “What are you doing the rest of your life?”, became foundational to this new season. The answers to that question guide and direct us every single day.
How about you? Have you survived the first two callings through adulthood? Have you accomplished family and career goals? Have you experienced a wake-up call that has jolted you from thinking life would last forever? Are you ready to consider what’s next?
Excerpt from Third Calling: What are you doing the rest of your life? (pgs 4-5)
Written by Richard and Leona Bergstrom, Re-Ignite
(“Our” song, “What are you doing the rest of your life?” –lyrics by Allan and Marilyn Bergman, music by Michel Legrand, 1969)
