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Calling: Why I Became a Minister

1/1/2013

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How did I go from ten years managing small businesses to attending an Interfaith seminary and becoming a minister? If you have twenty minutes, the talk I gave at Unity in the Pioneer Valley explains my story.
Excerpted:

"Reverend Carol’s message that Sunday was about listening for our soul’s purpose; for the thing we’re here on Earth to do. Now, I knew that working in a jewelry store probably wasn’t my soul’s highest calling, but it also wasn’t something I’d given a lot of thought...

"It’s funny – looking back, I can hardly remember anything specific about Reverend Carol’s talk that morning, except that, as she spoke, I felt this tremendous yearning inside me. I can’t really describe it… but it seemed like my heart wanted to leap out of my chest!"
Unity Guest Speaker

Listen now to the 20-minute talk.

Excerpted:

“Conversations With God says all human actions are motivated at their deepest level by fear or love. I chose love when I answered the call; I chose to follow my heart. It’s important to say, though, that when I talk about the heart, it’s not the physical heart or the emotional heart I mean, but the spiritual heart.  

"In Sanskrit it’s called the hridayam, which means “essence.” Quaker’s call it “the still, small voice of God.” Ram Dass calls the spiritual heart the “heart-mind,” but he explains that you can’t get to the heart-mind through the rational mind. So when I talk about following my heart, I mean there was a shift in my awareness, from who I think I am, to “I Am.”
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10 Comments
Nancy
3/10/2013 07:28:19 am

this was amazing Hannah.
Much love to you

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Rev. Hannah Grace link
3/12/2013 12:57:46 am

Thanks Nancy! So glad to share the journey with you.

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Craig
3/10/2013 09:17:03 am

I was lucky enough to see the incredibly moving and inspirational talk in person. Keep up the great work, Hannah.

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Rev. Hannah Grace link
3/12/2013 12:58:43 am

Craig, it meant so much to me that you came - thank you! And many, many thanks for helping spread the word about the work I'm doing.

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John
3/11/2013 10:23:24 am

Thank you for your beautiful sharing.

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Rev. Hannah Grace link
3/12/2013 12:59:16 am

Thank you for listening John!

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Jess
3/18/2013 08:38:40 am

Wonderful...thanks so much!

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Rev. Hannah Grace link
3/19/2013 01:21:09 am

Thank you Jess!

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Chelsea
4/4/2013 02:07:35 pm

You continue to impress and inspire, my dear!


There's something about when God's light comes on, you can't be silent any longer. -Dr. Teresa Fry-Brown

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Rev. Hannah Grace link
4/4/2013 11:51:51 pm

Aw, thanks Chelsea!! Beautiful quote...

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