The past year for most has been about treading water. Decisions that did have to be made were often difficult and painful both at work and in our personal lives and most have had to reevaluate our life journey. So once again my thoughts lead to how to balance my life and rediscover my path.
Recently I have been reading insights on how to integrate Zen practices into daily business practices and our personal lives. Interestingly I came across a statement that made me stop and think for a minute; it stated that there is no such thing as work separate from your life, that work is not something you do to earn money, or make a living. Your work is your path.
The question that I currently find myself focusing on is how to reframe my life and follow my path? I believe I must start with recognizing where I am and what I have. Those difficult and painful decisions we might have had to make this past year, lead me to question if I made the right decision to sell my house, to downsize and simplify my life? and then recently my father passed away.
During this time my family gathered, mourned and then I was left with a clear vision of exactly where I am and what I have. A loving and supportive family, a network of empathic friends and community that I could turn to for help. It allowed me to recognize that I had made the right decisions.
It’s now time to focus on my path, my work. What this past year has taught us all is that transparency, honesty and trust have been often overlooked and even lost but those attributes are at the very heart of where we need to be. So for now that is what I have. I have honesty and trust in the work that I do. I have an understanding that it is not about what I can add, what is new but simply by having less, being less ‘busy’ and by peeling away a few layers; I can offer transparency.
It is about paying attention to people. I am excited to think about reframing my life. Understanding where I am and what I have was just the first step.
><(("> Emma Good
Emma is a ><(("> Team member at Catch Your Limit, a management firm with offices in Tallahassee, FL and Richmond, VA. To learn more, visit www.catchyourlimit.com.
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