Are you flying high? | Terry Brandt | TEDxFargo

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What if your calling isn't one perfect destination, but something that changes as you do? Terry Brandt begins with the remarkable story of Larry Walters, who attached weather balloons to a lawn chair to pursue his dream of flying. What started as a short trip above his neighborhood unexpectedly carried him 16,000 feet into the sky—and into a dramatic rescue. But for Terry, Walters' story is about more than a homemade flying machine. It's about being willing to pursue a dream while still being “wonderfully scared.” Drawing from Lutheran theology and his own journey from teacher to pastor, camp director, bishop, and foundation executive, Terry offers a different way to think about calling. Rather than a single point we can either find or miss, calling exists at the intersection of our gifts, our passions, and the needs of the world—and those things are always changing. Terry explores how listening both inwardly and to the people who know us best can help reveal where we're being calle

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