Each of us has a unique job to do. Each of us has our own special calling, something each of us can offer that is asking us to pay attention and exert ourselves.

Enthusiasm supports and depends on many other practices. Meditation and mindfulness practices can help us marshal and care for our energy. Effort is an expression of vow or commitment. Such bodhisattva vow is the starting point for developing our spiritual energy and vitality.

Taigen Daniel Leighton, Faces of Compassion