posted November 11, 2002 08:44 AM              

I’m writing because I read Linda Goodman’s book Star Signs last night and there was something that really stuck in my head, something that seems to be exactly what I need, but I am not sure quite how to get to it.

I refer to her classification of the different types of workers: those that work just to survive, those that work for money and prestige, and those that work for the sheer joy of it. I know that I was once this third type of person quite naturally, i.e. without trying to be. But having been through many personal difficulties that have left me pretty well drained, not sure how to get back to the happy worker I used to be.

I would really like to recover the productivity and creativity I once had. Anyone with a magic wand out there? Or, at least, some practical hints as to how I could consciously become a member of the third group?

Thanks in advance, keep well
WMA

posted November 11, 2002 09:44 PM              

I've recently taken a job that pays me 1/3 less salary, and has me working longer hours.....We all need to work - not only to pay our bills but to nourish our souls....I find joy from the people I chose to surround myself with, and remember that I am not my job and that my work enviroment is also my temple in which to spread Love.........I always look at the day as a learning experince that constantly has me interacting with different souls and personalities...I make it about the peole---not the"job tile" or position.....Much luck to you, and remember, it's about connecting with people on deeper levels even at work---that's where the beuty is for me....

BLEZZINGs.....
Sher bear.....

posted November 11, 2002 11:58 PM              

"I am grateful for everything, I have no complaints."

try it!

posted November 12, 2002 01:43 AM              

Sher Bear, I agree entirely about needing work to nourish our souls. I remember, back when I had deep concentration and high productivity, how fulfilled and happy I was. I think you are describing exactly where I’d like to be; my question was How do I get there? I don’t think I have much interest in job title and position and so on; even though there is a degree of prestige attached to my position, I don’t think that’s what motivates me at all. I’ve had a series of disappointments with interpersonal relations, so I have rather withdrawn from people, to tell the truth. I don’t mind being thought of as anti-social; just as long as I can get back my concentration and productivity.

posted November 12, 2002 02:21 AM              

I do hope you feel better about work. Sometimes my boss(es) are very difficult, and since I spend 8 hours a weekday there, that would be 40 uncomfortable hours a week, you know, not fun! Good luck with that. I too am underpaid and I happen to be an assitant to someone who sees all the salaries, so in turn I see them. And it is tough to know I make the least of everyone in the whole darn company. I mean I know I am supposed to be patient, but really, it can be hard.

But, I shall tell myself over and over "I am grateful for everything, I have no complaints" until I beleive it!

So keep us posted on your job!

posted November 12, 2002 12:59 PM            

REmember what Linda said or paraphrased - pray as if ye had already received it and ye shall surely get it. Know what I mean? Be grateful for those things that are on your *wish list*. make it an ORDAINED DESIRE, not a wish. The Uni-verse will give you what you ask for. IF you want something, it will give you the want. If you ordain something it will give it to you.

I learned that from "Conversations with God".

posted November 13, 2002 07:32 AM              

I think I wasn’t specific enough; that was fairly deliberate bcos I didn’t want to darken these pages with too much negativity. But I guess if we are to make any progress I need to explain a bit more.

I don’t have any problems with the people at work at all; in fact, they are a fairly cooperative group, and our boss is quite dynamic; he’s always ready to implement my most hare-brained schemes. My problems are more on the personal side; I really have difficulty finding someone to talk with about my experiences and interests. These tend to have a very strong spiritual character. I became associated with a spiritual organization, and while certain aspects improved, many other areas suddenly became problematic. I became involved in all kinds of things that go against my nature. Then as the organization recognized some of my abilities and started to give me more responsible work to do, the people in my age group who I thought were closest to me became very jealous and seriously inhibited some of the work I was really looking forward to doing.

The head of the organization is regarded as something of a god, and the people are so very afraid of him. (Drat organized religion!) I did some good work for him, but because I address him directly, and can speak calmly to him, people started saying I was arrogant and so on. I am aware that he has psychic abilities, and I do think he has reached a high state of enlightenment, but I don’t see why I should be afraid of him. I was really relying on the people in my age group to help me out, but in the end it turned out that they were the most jealous and spread the worst rumours about me. Rumours and gossip! In a supposedly spiritual place! Then, in addition, what is the root cause of all male difficulties: females, heheheheh. I thought I had a very deep spiritual connection with this woman in the organisation, but in the end she ruined my peace of mind most of all.

All this really took its toll on me; to tell the truth, it went on for several years and I am only now learning how to distance myself. I am leaving out the effects it had on me; I don’t want to say too much, but I ended up stuck in a kind of addiction, that I am only just now coming out of. My secular work somehow didn’t suffer; although most people regard me as being successful, I know I could be so much further in my academic career if I hadn’t gone off the rails like that. I know I could give more at the workplace, and that is the one place where people have never let me down.

When I say ‘work’ I mean several things in addition to the eight hour work day. I do a lot of work in the evenings in literature; I wrote poetry fairly regularly (and that’s starting up again), I write essays (some are on my web-site – see profile) and I even started a novel. I really enjoy writing and some of that was lost because of the mental rollercoaster ride.

But my day-job is technical; I lecture engineering, and do research in mathematics and computers. You might think this is in conflict with my more artistic interests, but no, I enjoy both; they seem to support one another.

I was talking about work, because these personal relationship difficulties caused a major drain on me, and it affects my work. As I say, I have a good work environment, and I would like to use all my abilities to their maximum right there. Why should personal difficulties affect professional performance? Of course, they do, but I am slowly getting back now.

Some of the other work I do involves using computers to assist spirituality; I wrote some javascript for guided meditations and chakra balancing; let me know if anyone’s interested in giving that a whirl. (I’ve only tested it on myself so far – involves subliminal messaging, so don’t know how dangerous it might be.)

Apologies for such a long message; I do feel better for getting it off my chest.

posted December 13, 2002 01:01 AM              

Besides ordaining and affirmations, prayers and meditations (all good), I would really go back to the basics of astrology. What do you need from your career? What can you put up with and what skills do you have? Look at your progressions and transits - are they telling you to make a change in your life, or to stay still and rethink?

posted January 08, 2003 10:41 AM              

So, with that law in mind, you can use your powers of imagination, your personal creative energy, to think about what you intend to experience, and once you get your negative beliefs out of the way (if you have any), you will start to see the changes in your life that you intend to see. It's simple, it's complicated...it depends on your attitude. Good luck with it!

posted April 22, 2019 04:37 PM            

..or totally self-absorbed
in dISIllusion...