Tag: work

You all get to play there on planet Earth, and you get to decide what you want to play, what role you want to play, how you want to play, and with whom you want to play. And it may not seem that way to you at times. At times, it may seem like you have work to do. You have this task, and that task, and this chore, and that chore. And you may find yourselves not having very much fun, and not doing very much playing. But that is your responsibility. It is your responsibility to make things fun that heretofore you have not found to be all that enjoyable.

We understand you better than you might think we do, because we read more than the energies that you are giving off in the moment. We also read the energies that are behind those energies. We understand you as multilayered individuals, and yet we do experience you in the now moment, primarily. We are not as interested in your pasts as you all are. We are interested in the you that you are in the moment and what you are carrying around with you or what you are expressing, asking for, doing, and so on.

Last week we built bridges to our relationships with Others, the people in our lives. I really hope that went well for you. 🙂 This week, we'll be concentrating on building bridges to our relationships with our Work in the World. What does that mean? It means checking in to be sure that what you came here to do is what you're doing. Gulp. If you know what that is and are actively engaged with it, then great! But for many, that isn't the case, especially now when the pandemic has pushed many to reassess quality of life, spurring them to leave jobs to seek work that better suits them. It's not surprising then that the two most common questions during my coaching sessions are: what is my purpose and how can I gift it to the world?

As I sadly walk down the embankment, I remember 2010 when I started my journey in independent waters and felt happy but scared. Walks along the embankment were a balm to me on which I repeated my affirmations out loud, making sure everything would be all right. Sometimes I even knew how to cry under the weight of worry, doubt and fear. But the movement, the chirping of birds and the softness of the green grass, somehow always managed to relax and calm me. Even today, as I sifted through my memories, I came to the realization of what I had learned so far: 

So, there are many choices that you face throughout your day, and there are many ways in which you can approach each choice. There is the perspective of what it is that you as an individual are seeking to get out of the two choices or three choices or however many choices you have, and which one looks the most tempting. Also, you can look at your choices as the opportunities for expansion that are always finding their way to you. So of the choices that are in front of me, which one looks like it has within it the greatest opportunity for expansion? And you can also look at your choices from the perspective of the greatest and highest good of all.