Often I hear it said that it is important to “Do what you love.” I feel it is so important to do what we love because when I am doing what I love I am able to live a fulfilling life. I notice, however, in myself and others that this can create a trap. We can feel stuck because we are unsure what we love, or do not feel we can make a living doing what we love. There can be a dilemma between making a living and doing what one loves. There are people who love writing or making music and have struggled to get by doing so. There are others who make a good living while doing something that their heart is simply not into and feel a sense of dissatisfaction.
Is there a way out of this trap? Mother Theresa said and modeled the path of “do little things with great love.” So what if we tried to “love what we do.” What would that be like? How will our lives be transformed if we could tackle every little thing we have to do with great love, with attention and commitment? How would it enrich our experience and happiness? What if loving what we do removes the separation between what we have and what we want. Then we can be happy with what is and what we actually have, instead of focusing on what is not. To get on this alternate path, a step is to try to consciously do just one thing every day with great love. Try it for a few days and see what it does for you. This video might inspire you to try.
Is there a way out of this trap? Mother Theresa said and modeled the path of “do little things with great love.” So what if we tried to “love what we do.” What would that be like? How will our lives be transformed if we could tackle every little thing we have to do with great love, with attention and commitment? How would it enrich our experience and happiness? What if loving what we do removes the separation between what we have and what we want. Then we can be happy with what is and what we actually have, instead of focusing on what is not. To get on this alternate path, a step is to try to consciously do just one thing every day with great love. Try it for a few days and see what it does for you. This video might inspire you to try.
