monday inspiration

 {this gorgeous picture

is from here}

i haven't been in need of any

monday inspiration

in quite awhile,

but being back at work

after only one short day off

definitely requires a little pick-me-up.

so here's a little something that i wrote down

last week during a training session

when i observed one of our older staff members

huffing and grumbling to herself

and being generally unhappy

about being there, and being with all her colleagues,

who she felt were asking inane questions

and wasting her (and everyone's) time.

i wrote...

the most important thing in life

is to be able to be happy with your situation,

at this very moment,

even if it's not a situation you want to stay in.

be at peace with the moment

and find small reasons to smile --

find the humor in every moment.

otherwise your life will become a series

of unhappy moments,

which will inevitably lead to

an unhappy life.

i believe it's very important

to take a deep breath

and be at peace with where you are in the moment.

although i'm working a job that

i don't particularly like right now,

i can be happy that i am well paid

and i have the security of a job

which means my husband can attend school

without us having to worry too much about money.

i can be happy that i have a friend at work

who i can laugh & chat with

and attend yoga classes with

and we can talk & commiserate

about how silly our jobs are,

which takes a bit of the edge off.

i can be happy that my job is only a 10-minute commute

from my home,

when some of the people who live in

the suburbs of vancouver

have to commute over an hour each way

every single day.

and finally,

i can be happy that i have a wonderful husband

and a lovely home to return to

after my work day is over.

what do you have to smile about this monday?

 

self-identification

i've been spending this year on a sort of personal sabbatical.

i'm working on finding out who i want to be in this life.

as you know, this is my first year out of university,

with a full-time job, and it's also my first year being married.

it's been a lot more emotionally straining than i thought it would be

to spend so much time on myself,

simply taking the time to ponder the things i am interested in,

the things i am passionate about,

and how i can make these things a part of my career and my life.

right now, i don't feel like my job defines me...

i am working with people which i love,

but i'm also doing a lot of administrative work

(which is definitely not something i see myself doing long-term)

and working for an organization that i'm not very passionate about

...but my hobbies are where i pour my heart and soul.

i am so in love with my quiet lifestyle right now

- baking, reading, yoga, writing, and being a newlywed -

and i feel like that is where i'm defining myself right now.

but why is it so necessary for me to define myself at all?

why must i label myself

"yogi"

"good wife"

"student"

...why must i be anything in particular?

is it possible to be happy and content with just being "me"?

can i enjoy these hobbies without making them who i am,

without playing into the archetypal roles?

i don't know yet.

i'm hoping one day i'll find a career that just fits with my vibes,

one that i can sink into easily and just be.

what do you identify with?

or,

what makes you "you"?

image from here