WHISTLE WHILE YOU WORK

     If we set our lives up in polarities, we are bound to suffer unnecessarily. If we think of work as a burden, and time-off as our only pleasure, that puts an unreasonable expectation on our time off- to deliver the goods, and the happiness, and the fun and satisfaction that we desire; not to mention the fact that we are throwing a huge chunk of our lives away in what we perceive as the misery of toil.
     In order to pay the bills, we have to toil a bit, so why not make it enjoyable somehow, and if we cannot possibly make it enjoyable, perhaps we should consider another job. There is pleasure in our work, no matter what we are doing, so long as we approach it with an open heart and a certain amount of love. Resentment is the death of our joy, as is hostility for our co-workers, hatred for our boss, dislike of the hours and our commute, and complaints about the corporate bureaucracy. We have to let it all be what it is and find a way to be ok with it, or else have the courage to walk away. Life is too short to do otherwise. I believe that little joys wait for us everywhere, but we have to be awake and aware to see them. It's our mind's eye that matters the most. Work is only work if that's the way we look at it.

I choose to accept my work as it is and enjoy it in unexpected ways. I am grateful for the opportunity to be of service.