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[Living Mahalo] I have a great workplace
Dec. 7th, 2010 10:01 amAt our site meeting today I looked around the room at all the faces of people I was sharing that space with. Some of them looked tired, some of them happy, some distracted, some of them bored.... all of them were there, however. Joined in a moment to share the news of what is happening in our workplace and how we can contribute further to it.
I usually view these meetings as a waste of time, but today was different. Today I saw the effort that the Administration staff (of which I belong) had put into our site Christmas lunch tomorrow, the effort they go to on a daily basis to keep this site running smoothly (and it's a HUGE effort, believe me, I may not have been Site Admin for a few years now, but I remember what it was like).
My heart expanded to the people in the room, and I gave thanks for such a workplace where I can enjoy the company of people who are funny and caring, people who care about those who are less fortunate - enough to work within community health and to try and make a difference in the lives of people who are stuggling.
I saw myself moving back into an Admin role if what I'm doing now doesn't pan out - I felt secure and happy in the fact that I have many skills that can be applied to a variety of roles throughout the organisation - and I knew deep down that regardless of where this role currently takes me, I would be ok.
Just like that I had released attachment to where this position is going, to how it's going to turn out, to the safety and security the wage offers me, and I felt a shift occur. I felt the Wheel turn again, and I don't know what direction I'm heading in, not yet, but I feel confident and happy about it. For that, I give many thanks.
I'll be posting soon on some thoughts from last night's Buddhist Meditation at Kadampa Meditation Centre :)
I usually view these meetings as a waste of time, but today was different. Today I saw the effort that the Administration staff (of which I belong) had put into our site Christmas lunch tomorrow, the effort they go to on a daily basis to keep this site running smoothly (and it's a HUGE effort, believe me, I may not have been Site Admin for a few years now, but I remember what it was like).
My heart expanded to the people in the room, and I gave thanks for such a workplace where I can enjoy the company of people who are funny and caring, people who care about those who are less fortunate - enough to work within community health and to try and make a difference in the lives of people who are stuggling.
I saw myself moving back into an Admin role if what I'm doing now doesn't pan out - I felt secure and happy in the fact that I have many skills that can be applied to a variety of roles throughout the organisation - and I knew deep down that regardless of where this role currently takes me, I would be ok.
Just like that I had released attachment to where this position is going, to how it's going to turn out, to the safety and security the wage offers me, and I felt a shift occur. I felt the Wheel turn again, and I don't know what direction I'm heading in, not yet, but I feel confident and happy about it. For that, I give many thanks.
I'll be posting soon on some thoughts from last night's Buddhist Meditation at Kadampa Meditation Centre :)
