tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644635069888572968.post8664867404157843313..comments2024-01-30T06:03:47.016+00:00Comments on Life...On and Off the Mat: Why do we work?daydreamingmelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950130144855104385noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644635069888572968.post-30864102726667582992010-12-18T10:11:21.799+00:002010-12-18T10:11:21.799+00:00Love this post, thanks for posting, really useful,...Love this post, thanks for posting, really useful, keep it coming xmary Westmacotthttp://www.toptownbikes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644635069888572968.post-15531567920882806722010-12-03T19:35:05.415+00:002010-12-03T19:35:05.415+00:00You are lucky to have come across a company who se...You are lucky to have come across a company who seem to treat their staff to Gross Domestic Happiness compared to our Gross Domestic Misery!Kevinhttp://www.globie.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644635069888572968.post-19418495563556149562010-12-03T15:59:12.227+00:002010-12-03T15:59:12.227+00:00Mel, I Would love to work somewhere like that, jus...Mel, I Would love to work somewhere like that, just going into a building without it meaning depression for 8 hours.Kevinhttp://www.globie.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644635069888572968.post-74497480157565069282010-12-02T20:48:11.892+00:002010-12-02T20:48:11.892+00:00Danielle, I'm really glad this came at a good ...Danielle, I'm really glad this came at a good time for you, it's funny how often we stumble across exactly what we need to read at the right moment isn't it? I suppose it's to do with keeping receptive, but it does seem to happen quite often.... I'm also glad that N's words resonated for you, he always seems to say at least one utterly profound thing each time I see him now. Actually when he was my only yoga teacher (in my pre-ashtanga days) I was going through a difficult time, and post savasana he sat quietly and said "if you can hold this feeling inside you, nothing can touch you" - and it literally changed me on the spot - I felt like I had a forcefield and went into work the next day with a new resolve & a new attitude. That's pretty powerful stuff. But in terms of the challenges you are facing right now, it's easy to forget that "being present" is (in my opionion) one of the biggest challenges we face both on & off the mat, but a lot of the time it's the only one that really counts. Have faith that the universe will provide (trite, but often true) and just keep on remembering to be present. Believe in yourself! :)<br /><br />Susie - so much fun! Though I had to conquer the fear first, and a lot of this job is about that...letting the fear go to realise it's fun. I am working at my edge a lot of the time, but I have learnt (am learning, I should say!) how to do that on my mat and so I am allowing myself to do it in real life now...it's good to know that all this practice actually helps in the real world ;)<br /><br />Kevin counting down is not staying present! Maybe you could come & work here on the trucks ;) (no ashtanga shalas for miles around though)daydreamingmelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12950130144855104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644635069888572968.post-51367508546646982082010-12-02T13:52:01.631+00:002010-12-02T13:52:01.631+00:00I used to love zooming round in a Fork Lift.If we ...I used to love zooming round in a Fork Lift.If we ever crashed into anything, everyone else would shout "Wrecker".<br /><br />Can't imagine seeing the we love the company at this place, that's for sure. 7 months to goKevinhttp://www.globie.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644635069888572968.post-31378955558072592302010-12-02T06:17:22.635+00:002010-12-02T06:17:22.635+00:00i've been going through a bit of a rut recentl...i've been going through a bit of a rut recently with regards to my chosen profession (I'm trying to establish myself as a professional photographer) and trying not to let the fears and anxieties paralyze me. So reading this post about work is rather serendipitous and illuminates a whole new way to think about work and how we define ourselves in relation to our 'job'. This line in particular, really spoke to me: <br /><br />"To get the outcome we desire we need to remain completely in the present and not colour it with what has gone before or what we imagine might happen this time."<br /><br />Thank you for sharing N's words, they really made a difference today.DThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13842558079176315193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644635069888572968.post-25738054288444774332010-12-02T05:25:17.975+00:002010-12-02T05:25:17.975+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.susiegbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11676716409243787432noreply@blogger.com