Dear friend,
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Everyone’s approach toward work is so unique and different from one person to the next. Nothing uncanny that I pointed out here, just thinking things about work, drive, desire, and motivations. I’ve had an interesting beginning to my day wherein I was able to tap into something I haven’t before.
What it felt like: Agency. Decisiveness. Integrity. Power. Truth. Wits.
I feel open and rooted. I know what my decision is for the present moment, and I surrender to it. That I was respectful of the situation, my offering and what the Path ahead illuminates. Things are yet unknown, and I am not befuddled by them. I rest in knowing things can shift, and change and I might too. My decision anchors me but isn’t an anchor; I am not weighed down by it. I flit, shift and form, as Time calls, should ‘arrangement’ change. It isn’t that I have to be vague about this, it isn’t also that I have to say. Just writing, and hoping more pearls of wisdom come to paper as I introspect.
What is your approach to work? What do you do for work? What kind of relationship do you have with work?
I’m trying to channel the energy of these emojis: 🌈 🍒 🥰 ☺ 💛 🍟 - that I feel deep in my bones. Good things are about. What’s meant for me won’t miss me!
I have a past with self-sabotagery when it comes to work-related opportunities. I’ve declined things because I was scared... I didn’t feel ready. I wasn’t confident of nor secure in my abilities. I realised how much it’d mean to not only do the work (in question) but what it’d also mean for me to work with a certain party or individual. These are not necessarily invalid things to consider about jobs you are applying for or those that come your way. I call it self-sabotagery because, regarding these offers or situations, my approach wasn’t centered nor rooted in integrity. I rest easy on some decisions in hindsight, believing they were a thing I was right to miss out on but I acknowledge that saying no or yes without even grounding, first, and wondering about the ‘why’ - that’s what I now question. My emotions ruled my decision-making. They steered the boat.
Today, I feel better about a certain piece of choice-making because it did not niggle at me, it didn’t feel heavy. It felt direct. These are the facts. What do you choose? This could shift. Will you be true? And I thought... Yes. I know what to choose even if it means losing good money in the process. And yet, yet, if the possibilities regarding the project expanded or something else, I’d be curious. I stay open. My decisions are in integrity but they are subject to season. And the reasons! To be of stone is powerful. But knowing you can flit, reform and shift with the seasons is pretty darned special too.
Here are the answers to my earlier questions...
1) My approach to work is to do what you know, do what you trust and do it well. I approach work more leisurely than I used to. Being freelance affords me that. I like a tempered pace, and plenty of play!
2) My primary work is in editing, illustrating and writing.
3) I have an amicable relationship with work. We are better friends now than before!
That’s all, folks 🥕
More to say soon,
Roanna