your calling is always calling

When was the last time you were excited about getting up in the morning? Do you know that feeling that you get day(s) before a bucket list vacation? Or the drive when you have something new in your life? A new hobby, new town, new love? Japanese have this term ikigai. There’s a whole philosophy behind it. I find that word to be so inspiring, that one night I got up and started writing a workshop program.

Basically, ikigai is the urge that makes us get up in the morning – with a smile on our faces. In the western world, we usually get up to go to work. But imagine that instead of going to work, you were getting up to fulfill your mission in the world. Imagine that instead of the alarm clock, your calling was calling you loud enough to wake you up earlier than you normally would.