Friday, May 25, 2011
Today's Gift
I don't do what I do just so people will think
kindly of me. I like doing what I do. --Janice Clark
We're lucky if we like everything that we do. But many of
us have to develop a willingness to like many of the activities we're involved
in. Is that unusual? Probably not. Nor does it matter. Acting as if we enjoy a
menial task or an unusual pursuit offers us a different perspective on it. Just
looking at it through more willing eyes changes not just how we see it, but how
we feel about it. Often we discover that we can enjoy that which we dreaded
before.
Because we wanted to be liked, and it's human nature to
want that, we often volunteered for committees, for jobs, for assignments of all
kinds that we didn't want to do. There's no shame in that. But at long last, we
can dare to be more selective about what we'll do.
We are needed. That's why we're still alive. And while not
everybody likes us, those currently in our circle of acquaintances need us and
we need them. The work that is yet to be done relies on all of us. Pitching in
begins to feel good when we have the right attitude.
I don't have to like everything I need to do today, but
I'll feel more open to all the tasks if I remember they need my
input.
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