Now I Become Myself Parker Analysis

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Palmer, Parker.”Now I Become Myself.” Let your life Speak: Listening for the voice of
Vocation. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2000. Print.

In Parker Palmer’s article “ Now I Become Myself” he discusses how we should find our true self by looking back at our childhood birthright gifts. He explains his passion about teaching and the obstacles he faced in finding his true self and vocation.
For example; Palmer states:
“ Another clue to finding true self and vocation: we must withdraw the negative projections we make on people and situations - projections that serve mainly to mask our fears about ourselves - and embrace our own liabilities and limits” (Palmer 29).
We should not let any obstacle interfere with our decisions to be a better

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