Stephen Cope & Corot
Reading in Stephen Cope's book The Great Work of Your Life , on the subject of dharma ', our deepest soul's 'calling'...vocation (not job), the author writes on page 111 as regards the commitment one makes to this soulful work. It is one's natural inclination, this work. It is desired, it 'burns' inside, it commits oneself beyond temporary or 'common life's requirements. ' Read a short article by the author on the subject here... The phrase "blew" itself out of the book, as my wife, Sherry, read. It goes something like this (not verbatim) : " Mastery never results from talent...it results from the blending of the gift with deliberate practice ". Munching...munch...munch... And it was brought out further by the author's reference to Camille Corot, a famous French artist, a painter of the 1800's. Says Corot to his friends and students (not verbatim) : " Do not follow others...he who follows is alway...