fcJust before we fly off to Montreal and a Transactional Analysis Conference and then a holiday, I thought I would write this August blog a bit early. I wanted to ensure that there was one and I know that I would not do it whilst I was away.
With all the pressures on people regarding work these days – increased redundancies, bankruptcies, shorter working hours etc. I have been considering how far do you go to ensure you: keep your job; get more work if you’re freelance; and find work if you’re unemployed?
Finding ways to manage your value base, your philosophy and your income may seem incompatible but we all need to find ways to be congruent as this is one way to ensure inner peace and be comfortable with ourselves and our situation.
Could you for instance work for a tobacco company, or even a people trafficking set-up? However far fetched the latter may seem just consider where your boundary would be. What is the cost of getting a roof over your head and food on the table? Too often women are rebuked and looked down on if they become a street worker/prostitute, but do we know what their situation is? You could assume low self-esteem but it could be that they are putting their children first and their own self worth last. This is not to condone it but we need to understand the circumstances that lead to these downward spirals so that we avoid “prostituting” ourselves in times of financial crisis.
Over the last 30 years there has been a breaking down of community and yet today with the ecological and the financial crises we are seeing the emergence of a new wave of community spirit. There are organizations like Avaaz, Transitions, Village Action Groups as well as young people who pass on children’s clothes, share entertainment with each other and support each other without any formal groups being set up. Things are changing and we can re-establish trust and community. What is your part in this? What one thing can you do today that says “I’m here and want to know you”? This doesn’t have to be “pink and fluffy” - just a human to human interaction that makes life so much more rewarding.
So, do one thing today that breaks you free of your old ways of doing something and celebrate your shift.
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Saturday 7 August 2010
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