Day 135 - Avocation and Vocation

I find myself in a Robert Frost time period—wandering familiar paths, pausing at forks in the road, and listening carefully to the voices of work, purpose, and passion. His poetry has been a quiet companion lately, offering a kind of wisdom that doesn’t force itself upon you but rather waits patiently to be understood. Today, I’ve been thinking about how often people separate what they must do from what they love to do. Vocation from avocation. Work from passion. Many take jobs simply because they are available, not because they align with who they are or who they aspire to be. The necessity of survival forces choices, and over time, those choices become the shape of a life. But is it the right shape?