Microcosmic Lessons (GWTW790)

Getting Work To Work

It’s been a month since the last episode of Getting Work To Work. Every time I sat down to write, nothing came, so I said, “Maybe next week?” Eventually, I gave myself some grace and trusted that when something needed to be said, it would show up. And it finally did, yesterday, on a forklift, in the early morning hours. After finishing my work, I scribbled down some notes, mainly tiny lessons I have learned about myself and others over the past few weeks. I’m going to share these with you, with the hopes that maybe these small lessons are actually bigger than they appear. But we’ll let purposeful action and the cascading nature of time be the judge.

Seven microcosmic lessons I have learned recently about life and work:

1. Burnout recovery is slow work.
2. Learn anything from everyone.
3. Grief just plain sucks and sucker punches you when you least expect it.
4. A thank you goes a long way.
5. No matter what your job is or how society views it, you are worthy.
6. No job is beneath you.
7. It’s better for your mental health to roll with the day instead of fighting against it.

Show Links

• Midjourney prompt for episode art: cosmic lessons echoing throughout the universe –ar 16:9