What are the things we feel judged about? Have we to comply

with societal norms and expectations? Should we not all feel accepted for

whoever and however we show up here, regardless of what most people feel is

"best?"

The Laws of Trust, Honesty, Tolerance, Gentleness, Joy,

Defenselessness, Generosity, Patience, Faithfulness, and Open-Mindedness are

listed among the ten laws that Jon Mundy mentions as the "laws of

happiness."   

These terms are self-explanatory. We can all understand the

value of living with the guidance of what these terms represent. 

The highlight of what I see to be apparent in being

"assessed" and that which is gleaned from reports that are generated

following the assessment process, is that in acknowledging ourselves we allow

for the "other." As I see

myself more clearly, I am open to the personality differences of another. And

as I open to both, I accept and honor differences in both.     

Now there's a path to happiness!

What are your ideas about your best work? What do you decide about those ideas? Do you explore them or do they get stored somewhere inside, as you push them away because you don't have the time, patience, or trust that it's worth pursuing?

If you are stuck in a work-life that feels wrong, you do need to pay attention. Listen to the tugs; they are connected to a knowingness within you. We say we have a "gut feeling," an intuition. I like to think of it as our heart trying to have an intimate conversation with our head.

We are not certain about this thing called passionate work. We know what seems to have meaning to us individually, uniquely. But maybe there is "purpose" and meaning in work that is useful. Maybe we grow into the passion for our work because we feel an alignment with the value of what we do for work.

Exploring these ideas has created an opening in my own thinking, in my personal beliefs about meaning and purpose in the work that we do. Maybe we create more stress with this idea of finding passionate work, seeking work that is purposeful. Maybe all work is meaningful and it is up to the individual to see the purpose in the work. After all, everything depends on how we choose to see it, doesn't it?

Wayne Dyer once said, "Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change."

How do we do that---change the way we look at things?

I believe that it all begins with who we are Being...are we leading with self-love, self-respect, self-awareness, and acceptance or are we totally being influenced by external factors?

COVID has caused so many of us to reconsider our options...we have become more insistent on not only what we want to do but also how we want to do it. It is not unlike having experienced an involuntary job loss, in the sense that this change presents an opportune moment to reflect on what we really want. It's a gift, a blessing under the guise of a "problem." It depends on how we look at it, right?