Explore the Call to Adventure — the moment life nudges you toward something greater. Campbell says that destiny often calls us when we least expect it and that “to stay beyond your time is to putrefy.” We talk about how to notice and answer this call without fear.
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Some call it a voice.
Others experience it as a feeling.
Still others sense it as a gentle push—or a steady pull—toward a particular direction.
I’m speaking about that moment when destiny quietly invites you to say yes.
Destiny never shouts. It doesn’t demand. It simply speaks clearly enough for those who are listening. We are always free to turn away. Sometimes destiny returns. Sometimes it doesn’t. That choice—yes or no—matters more than we often realize.
Saying yes doesn’t guarantee comfort. In fact, it often invites challenge. History reminds us of this. Think of Gandhi. Think of Martin Luther King, Jr. Think of Joan of Arc. Think of César Chávez. Each heard a call and chose to place a mission above ease, safety, or approval.
Most destinies, however, are not lived on public stages. They unfold quietly—in families, friendships, acts of service, creativity, and courage no headline will ever record. Yet these unseen callings are no less essential.
Listen closely.
If you hear the call and choose yes, it will make all the difference in your life.
Have you ever felt a quiet pull toward something meaningful—and what might happen if you finally said yes?
“Follow your destiny. The universe will open doors where there were only walls.” ~ Joseph Campbell
Serene, I fold my hands and wait,
Nor care for wind, nor tide, nor sea;
I rave no more ‘gainst time or fate,
For lo! my own shall come to me.
I stay my haste, I make delays,
For what avails this eager pace?
I stand amid the eternal ways,
And what is mine shall know my face.
Asleep, awake, by night or day,
The friends I seek are seeking me;
No wind can drive my bark astray,
Nor change the tide of destiny.
What matter if I stand alone?
I wait with joy the coming years;
My heart shall reap where it hath sown,
And garner up its fruit of tears.
The waters know their own and draw
The brook that springs in yonder height;
So flows the good with equal law
Unto the soul of pure delight.
The stars come nightly to the sky;
The tidal wave unto the sea;
Nor time, nor space, nor deep, nor high,
Can keep my own away from me.
John Burroughs’ Waiting is a quiet rebellion against hurry. In a world trained to chase outcomes, this poem invites us to trust timing rather than wrestle with it. Burroughs reminds us that what truly belongs to us cannot miss us. Effort matters, but so does surrender—the deep confidence that life’s currents know our name. Waiting here is not passivity; it is alignment. It is the courage to stop forcing doors and believe that the right ones open on their own. Peace arrives when striving softens into faith, and impatience learns to rest.
Where in my life might trust serve me better than urgency, and what would change if I truly believed what is meant for me will arrive?
Discover why we fear our own greatness, what Maslow called the Jonah Complex, and how courage can guide us toward our highest potential. Featuring the poem “Courage” by J. E. Stewart, this episode explores how to stop shrinking from your gifts and start stepping into the life you’re meant to live.
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“I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.”― Douglas Adams
“It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be.” ― J.K. Rowling,
“I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.” ― Douglas Adam
“Destiny is usually just around the corner. Like a thief, a hooker, or a lottery vendor: its three most common personifications. But what destiny does not do is home visits. You have to go for it.” ~Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Each day life asks us a question: Do you dare to live? Or, will you choose to simply exist? Our answer each day charts our destiny. When we choose to dare to live, we embrace all that life has to offer. We don’t run away from love because we may be hurt. We dare to love. We don’t run away from trying something new because we me might fail. We dare to try. We don’t believe we’re too old for adventure. We choose to be adventurous. It’s always a choice and it’s a choice we make each day. Dare to live.
I went waking through a nature center. I paused for a moment and looked at the clear blue south Texas sky. I spotted red-tailed hawk gracefully gliding through the endless sky. Each of the hawk’s movements were a testament to the hawk doing what it was designed to do. I think that’s the way it is with each of us when we discover what are destined to do. We do it effortlessly and with a deep sense of joy. It no longer is work. It becomes passion set to music.
