Love what you do….
01.20.12
This post is going to be very random as I just need to just write….or type in this case. My head is a spinning mess as I ponder what direction I should be taking right now in my life. Ok, let me step back. Life is good don’t get me wrong. I have a great family, a roof over my head, and I have my health. What I’m really talking about is what should I be doing? I’m in this rut in my career. I find myself hating going to work every day. It doesn’t bring me the same joy it once did. Oh yes, I probably shouldn’t be typing these words since I do have co-workers who read my blog. But seriously I have to get this off my chest. Shouldn’t you be doing something you love? Something that has a purpose? And that you wake up excited to do? YES!!! 100 times YES! So with that being said that is why my mind is spinning messing! And I’m left with the question “what should I do”. So on a piece of paper I wrote down the things I love, which were….
Cooking/Baking – Duh!
Blogging – the place I get to be creative
So what do I do with all that? I’ve tossed around many ideas in my head, but this is the year I make changes. I need to! Not only for me but for my family because being unhappy in a place where I spend most of my time is running over into my family life. NOT GOOD!
So here is to figuring it all out. And for finding that happiness!
Any of you have any ideas for me?
Thanks for letting me vent. This post may come back in bite me in the rear…..but honestly I don’t care. This is my space in this world to have my freedom of speech! So here is to freedom too!!
Enough said…..
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I feel the same way! Most days I either dread going to work or once I’m there, I think “ugh, I don’t want to be here.” I have yet to figure out what it is I’m suppose to be doing, so in the meantime I drag myself back there day after day. I’ve thought many time I should keep a daily journal/log of how I feel about work, to document the good vs. bad days, and that may help make the decision. Good luck with whatever it is that comes your way.
Hi Heather,
I HEAR you! Feel better…I just turned 50 and I’m going through the same feelings (5-O makes you reflect A LOT!). I’m planning on putting this link on my blog tonight if I can, my brain is numb from my day job. But as soon as I read your post I wanted to share it with you, it really spoke to me about just this subject! http://tumblr.heyamberrae.com/
All the best to you. Oh, BTW, I just started Paleo 1 week ago and have lost 6#! (need to loose..)
Have you heard about or read the Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin?.. it’s a great start and she has online resources and a blog as well… may not provide a way to determine exactly what you want to do – but the approach to happiness is quite inspiring!
I am have been thinking alot about this lately as well. Although I am not at a point where I am not enjoying my work, I want my work to be meaningful for me. I’m in my ealry 30s and I want to avoid to getting to a point in my life where I hate my work. So in hopes of being proactive…..I follow a blog by Australian, Sarah Wilson, where I found a book called Life at Work by Thomas Moore. I am currently reading this with an open mind on trying to discover what/where I will do as my ‘work’. Good luck to you and I hope you discover what work you should be doing.
Rachael Wells, Prince George, BC Canada
PS- thanks for sharing all that you do- I enjoy it all!
Hi Rachel,
Thanks for your comment. After reading your comment I downloaded the A Life at Work and I’m just getting started with the read. Thanks so much for your comments and for the book recommendation. Looking forward to the read.
Hi there, well done for being so honest, you are correct, your blog is your space and it’s really important to use your space as you see fit.
Hopefully your co-workers are balanced enough to not take your feelings personally, after all, it’s the job that getting you down.
I hope you find a way to improve your working day!
Hi there – thanks for posting this exerpt from Steve Jobs. I love how you emphasized words. Can you tell me what FONT this is?