Valerio Albisetti - Il viaggio della Vita

The people who fully live their lives develop the two essential components of their lives that make them fully human: head and heart. Neither is more important than the other, but both are equally essential, so both need to be developed and expressed to their fullest potential and in full harmony, the one with the other. In fact, the persons who reach spiritual awareness live a healthy and natural balance between head and heart, and that will decide their behavior,...

By “vocation” I don’t mean an exclusively religious vocation, even if the word “vocation” is predominantly used in that context. But there are times when we follow an ideal, a passion, a deep desire, an inclination of our souls, an overwhelming urge to do something. To respond to your vocation (your call) is to participate in the work of our universe’s ongoing creation. You find yourself fitting into the plan of a universal intelligence...

Once you plumb the depths of your heart, you’ll discover there tenderness, goodness, sweetness…and maybe emptiness, too. If you find there bitterness, envy, and jealousy, try to free your heart of those things. Clean it out with a little calmness and patience. It’s always a painful but fascinating journey into the shadowlands of your own personality. But if one day you do find your heart empty, don’t let it scare you. I know from my own experience...