As you think about your life–who you are, what matters most, where y0u’re going, how you’re going to get there–it’s helpful to have two viewpoints or “lenses” to look through.

You need a Big Picture, top-level, helicopter view–a “God’s eye” view of you, if you will.  Your life will tell a story of one kind or another–but you are not the sole author of that story.  You didn’t choose your parents, siblings, place of birth, DNA and a host of other characteristics.  You arrived on the scene with some innate gifts, talents, and temperament, and you have worked to develop them, yet none of us is a fully “self-made” woman or man.  You have been shaped by some things that were outside your control, some of them helpful and upbuilding, some that were hurtful or even damaging.  You sense a call, …