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Child Dev Santa Clara University was glad to welcome James Fowler to its campus to speak about vocation. Dr. Fowler, from Emory University, attended Boston College, and graduated from Harvard University. His studies are in the fields of Psychology and Religion. His discussion in the Recital Hall explained the meaning of vocation, and then used examples from movies to help explain the four types of lives people lead. He discussed the paradox found in leading a purposeful life, and advised us on how to listen for our calling. An interesting and thought-provoking lecture, it encouraged me to examine my own life and determine whether I was on the right track to finding my true calling. Fowler explained vocation to be the idea of calling, to find the purpose of one’s life that matches the purpose of God’s will. It is finding purpose for one’s life that uses the individual’s best gifts that serves his/her truest values, and brings a sense of worth and worthiness. It is simple to say that we should all strive to live purposeful lives. However, how is this accomplished' As James Fowler asked, “How do we discern what our gifts are'” The root of life, lifestyle, fowler, calling, vocation, god, am, person, find, teachers, purpose, others, must, lives, live, family, deep, about, work, university, teacher, society, should, sense, purposeful, program, people, paths, own, ourselves, love, james, his/her, hear, god’s