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Today's
Meditation:
Most
of us seem to have some sort of block in our minds that
doesn't allow us at first to think that we can make a
living doing something that we truly love. We tend
to be grateful for any job we get, and we hold on to that
job for as long as we can, especially if there are
benefits involved in it. This pattern often keeps us
from exploring different areas of life that may be more
interesting to us, and we may even end up doing something
our whole lives long without ever finding out just what we
really love to do.
Yes,
we can have hobbies that relate to what we love, but
that's not the same as making a living doing what we
love. Obviously, we usually can't just step into a
career that's absolutely perfect for us-- we have to be
trained or educated, and we have to spend time learning
the craft well-- but we don't have to start on the career
level, either. As Barbara says, we can start
"in any small way possible," and a start is
always a start.
I
know it took many years for me to find out what I really
loved doing-- teaching-- but once I found out, I set about
on the course that would allow me to make a career of
it. It took quite a few years, but they were
gratifying years because I knew that I was working towards
a specific goal. I also knew that I was getting a
chance to make a living doing something I love.
What
do you love to do? Are you doing it now? If
you're not and you'd like to, what are some practical
steps that you could take to make sure that you are doing
it sometime soon, even if in a small way? Whether or
not you are doing it a year from now depends upon getting
a start, and you're the only one who can start something
new in your life.
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