Just a quick post here, as have been silent for a while.
Sometimes, it amazes me what people put up with in the name of responsibility. Bad working conditions, horrible pay, angry yelling bosses, or worse, passive-aggressive bosses who think they know everything. But the person has a kid, or a wife, or a husband, or an ailing mother or father, an invalid brother -- responsibilities -- so they put down their needs in the quest for the steady paycheck the job that seems to feed them and put food on the table enough. Of course, they are always on the lookout for a new opportunity, but it is their attitude that holds them back -- don't get involved, don't take the risk.
Is this what for countless individuals gave their lives to fight for freedom? I think not, not for the masses to become sniveling little toads that don't stand up for themselves. Is freedom really just another word for nothing left to lose? No responsibilities? Perhaps. But there is room in between these two extremes. What about that kid who sees her mother slaving at a job she hates, instead of being proud and happy when coming home from work, the woman maybe docile and listening, but trying to put it (the anger, the office) all behind her. Distracted.
What if that same woman was joyous in her attitude? Sure there are somethings you can't change in your lifetime about the nature of the beast we call "Business", but joy can't be faked. The kid knows that. Joy in work and life, is true freedom. You are not "burdened" like a donkey by whatever "responsibilities" or musts or non-negotiables you have in your life.
But everything in moderation, no? with Joy comes Pain. Pain can be overcome, and so can Joy.
I think on your own terms is how you have to come to deal with both Joy and Pain in your life.
Oh there are so many stories so many details, one's head spins round and round it never ends. It is both Joy and Pain to realize that, and no matter what, all my efforts will be minuscule. But I still have to do it.
Sacrifice is Joy too. It is all in your attitude and how you define it, mindfully, and your truth shall shine. Small contributions, not big fish to fry. Joy. Okay, I get it.
