Food for thought:

Your life is a work of art
A craft to be most carefully mastered
For patience has replaced time
And you are your own destination.

Every age has its tyrants, and in this postmodern era tyranny is expressed through the interlocking webs of institutions that control our lives. The health, insurance, and banking industries, fixated on notions of "security" and "future," lead us to believe that it is impossible to fundamentally transform one's career, to live for something other than a salary. How can life be a "craft to be most carefully mastered" when the institutions around us favor the quick-fix and mass produced copy?

If patience replaces time, we may be able to reconnect with the natural rhythms of our nature. Instead of looking for a new job "out there," we can turn to the real source - ourselves - and allow our authenticity to recreate our lifestyles and our work, for the two go hand in hand.

To have patience may be the singular act of courage in today's world. Such patience appears when it is understood that "you are your own destination," that there is nothing and no one better to be than yourself. This is a genuine affirmation of the value of your own essence, a leap beyond the endless regression of doubt, and it will enable you to develop work situations that nourish your soul. The art of work thus emerges as a path. It takes courage to enter upon it, and commitment to stay on it, but as your determination to "work true" fosters inner growth, it becomes a "way."

QUESTIONS:

• So... what do you think?
• are you looking for a quick fix?
• or are you committed to making real change happen?
• are you connected with the natural rhythms of your own nature?
• do you even know what those rhythms are?
• are you a square peg in a round hole?
• maybe you're a round peg in a square hole?
• do you have patience?
• do you doubt your inner voice?
• does your current work situation nourish your soul in any way?
• if so how?
• if not, why not?