Is the Work that You’re Doing Worthy of You?
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by James Rick
For most of my life I was tempted to do what I thought would bring in money. I was socially programmed if you will. I put off the ‘big thing’ I knew I must do out of fear that once I started focusing on my life work all hell would break loose around me. To be sure, I had not crystallized what that big thing was, but I felt it beckoning me to seek it. However, I was so distracted by what seemed like a good use of time (socially conditioned success) I didn’t take serious time to figure it out. I wanted to make sure I was super secure financially before I attempted to do something that might consume me.
Money – though it is an abstract concept, has become as real to our nervous system as food. In my observation, Like Pavlov’s dogs salivating at the sound of a bell after being conditioned to link it to food, most people salivate when the paycheck arrives because they have become conditioned to link it to survival.
And even after physical survival is assured, the concept of survival grows into something more, acceptance and self glorification, because now identity assumes the role of a more powerful individual and it doesn’t want to lose this enhanced identity.
The accumulation of luxuries or pleasures is the illusion of progress and loss is more than loss – it gives the appearance of receding personal progress. If you ‘lose’ them, when you factor in loss of time and waste associated with wrong decisions and lost opportunities you rack the nervous system with guilt. Guilt is actually a survival mechanism to ensure the same mistakes don’t happen again but you may not know this consciously – and so you dwell on the emotion.
Even after you are what others might term financially successful, survival re-enters as the fear of losing the things that create pleasure. Even the thought of surplus though it purchases nothing, provides a comfortable pleasure. So even with lots of money in the bank there is still a drive to ’survive’ which is obviously a foolish illusion. The end to how much one must stockpile to feel safe and secure is never in sight. If it’s not securing the personal body from the elements, it’s the Ego’s drive to expand and secure itself from loss.
How much security do you need before you can work on what you know is important?
Work that is worthy of you
- Work driven by love instead of fear
- Work in alignment with your highest potential instead of security
Passion: Ask your heart what you should invest time on today. Forget about life purpose for a moment. Zero in on what’s important today. This is not throwing tomorrow to the wind. Like turning the pages of a book, one page at a time you’ll complete your life purpose. What’s the page you’re writing TODAY?
Knowledge: What have you learned, experienced or discovered that will serve your passion? What’s not perfect yet? What do you feel you need to do in order to grow?
Ability: What talents do you seem to naturally possess that others don’t? Are you using these talents on a daily basis? Why or why not?
I have since committed to work I feel is worthy of me: Studying and teaching high value information to the greatest number of people, in the most impacting manner over the shortest periods of time possible. Yet there is still temptation to do work that may bring in more money, though it isn’t the best use of my strengths. I have made this post as much a reminder to me as it might be a wake up call to you.
Around the world thousands of people died yesterday. Do you think they thought they would have another chance at today like you?
What one thing could you do today to take a step in the direction of your life’s full potential?
What one thing could you do either physically, mentally, spiritually, socially, emotionally or financially that would have the greatest positive impact on the direction of your life. Write it down now. Yes now. (I’m watching) You may not have tomorrow.
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April 6th, 2008 at 8:08 am
WoW..you know what?
you really scares me at times..
can you read minds?
because most often than not,
when i have a cloud inside my head,
i just keep it to myself
because of fear that nobody would understand or take it seriuosly,
and then i open my email,
and there you are giving answers,
and clearing out the clouds..
i dont know how many thank yous i have given you..
but my gratittude really comes from deep within..
Keep on waking up people..
Be the Mr Kindler to everyone’s candle..
And keep bringing every soul to their Full Potential..
Namaste..
April 6th, 2008 at 11:00 am
Hi April,
When we are looking for answers we are attract the knowledge we most need to hear and the speed at which we attract it will seem uncanny.
I can guarantee you many people skipped over this message because it wasn’t in alignment with what they wanted to hear. And this message wasn’t meant for them and it will have no impact on them for the time being.
When we are open to receiving answers knowledge has the power to impact and change us.
Your appreciation gives this information life because all information only lives in relationship between giver and receiver – so thank you and namaste!
- James Rick