Enjoy

     I have thought about this for some time and wondered if anyone else has done the same.  Years ago a friend of mine gave me some advice that I wish I had taken sooner.  He said:  “Find something you enjoy doing, which you would do even if you couldn’t get paid to do it, and then find a way for people to pay you.”  I have often known that if you enjoy your work you’ll always be happier in what you are doing.

     Many people “settle” for some type of employment and Y-E-A-R-S later discover that they really don’t enjoy doing it.  They show up every day and put in the hours, but they are only waiting until the “five o’clock whistle” so they can leave and go home.  Hopefully to something that they enjoy.

     Think of those people who are sports stars.  Some of us may think they show up for a three or four hour game and make ALL that money.  Really any sport, if you are going to be good at it, requires a tremendous dedication.  You have to put in long hours of training, on and off the field, or court, or wherever you play!  This is so during your playing season and your off-season.  You must have a daily routine to make sure that you are ready to perform your profession.  That is the same with any employment we do.

     If we truly love what we do and enjoy doing it, we will devote the needed time and energy to be a professional at it.  Some years ago my wife and I took a trip to Honolulu.  The vacation there was tremendously enjoyable.  While there we did some shopping at many of the local stores.  One of the places I visited was Wyland’s studio.  Robert Wyland, if you are not familiar with him, is known as the “artist of the sea”.  He has several studios within the United States.  From his website (www.wyland.com) we are told about him: “Renowned marine life artist Wyland changed the way people think about our environment when he started painting life-size whales on the sides of buildings in the 1980s. Wyland always thought big. And he never stopped. Today, the Wyland name has become synonymous with the new generation of awareness about environmental conservation. Through his unique marine life paintings, sculptures, and photography, Wyland has inspired a generation about the importance of marine life conservation.”  Here is a man who truly enjoys the work that he does and he is rewarded financially for his efforts.

     Any of us can do the same thing.  Maybe we can’t paint, or sculpt, or do anything artistic like that, but we can become very compassionate about our work and can be rewarded for it.  Whatever our line of work is we can find enjoyment if we are performing it to the best of our abilities.  We can also recognize that the work we perform can be very rewarding to others.  Many may not look upon the local trash collector as a “preferred” line of work for them, but where would we be if there was no one to pick up all the trash we create week after week?

     We’re all only human and may have different thoughts within this area, but remember we can make the personal decision to do what we enjoy and enjoy what we do!

QUOTE TO CONSIDER

THOUGHTFUL GEM

"Learn to enjoy life,

you will be much happier that way."