A Life at Work Quotes

“Love doesn't demand perfection, but it does ask you to give yourself with less reserve than you'd prefer.”
― Thomas Moore, ALife at WorkThe Joy of Discovering What You Were Born to Do

“Only when you are fully engaged can you see the activity that will make your life feel worth living.”
― Thomas Moore, A Life at Work: The Joy of Discovering What You Were Born to Do

“The ancient art of alchemy shows a way: Pay attention to your deep and complex interior life, become more sensitive about your relationships, consider your past thoughtfully, and use your imagination at its full power. Work from the ground up toward finding the work that will make your life worthwhile. The”
― Thomas Moore, A Life at Work: The Joy of Discovering What You Were Born to Do

“A calling is the sense that you are on this earth for a reason, that you have a destiny, no matter how great or small.”
― Thomas Moore, A Life at Work: The Joy of Discovering What You Were Born to Do

“Part of finding your soul is to wake up to this habit of thinking like others and go your own way. It may be painful to separate from those people who have given you a sense of belonging and purpose, but your soul is at stake. A”
― Thomas Moore, A Life at Work: The Joy of Discovering What You Were Born to Do

“The point is not merely to succeed but to become a deeper, more complex, more mature person through your struggle. You allow the alchemy of your challenging journey to etch itself into your character, making you into a rich personality. Then whatever work you do will have the quality of your experience and your capacity to be ripened by it. Doing”
― Thomas Moore, A Life at Work: The Joy of Discovering What You Were Born to Do

“The Jungian analyst Marie-Louise von Franz once observed that a person cutting vegetables while preparing to cook food is full of daydreams and fantasies that nurture the life of the soul. Contemplation can be an absorption in work that is free of self-consciousness and yet rich with imagination. Serious”
― Thomas Moore, A Life at Work: The Joy of Discovering What You Were Born to Do

“To be grafted to soul means to be open to the life that pools deep inside you, allowing it to coalesce into a career or other kind of work.”
― Thomas Moore, A Life at Work: The Joy of Discovering What You Were Born to Do