Every Job Is Important
As children, we dreamed big dreams. We wanted to be, or were told by our parents that we should be doctors, lawyers, artists, or scientists. As time passed and we grew, our paths naturally evolved. Those jobs still held their appeal, but we understood a subtle truth: The world needed us to fill our own role. Perhaps, too, we discovered we were better suited to other work or wanted immediate employment. Often, though, the old idea of a good job remains fixed and it is easy to overlook the fact that all jobs are important to the economy and to the souls of the people who hold them.
You don't have to be in the healing arts industry or work for a charity or non-profit organization to feel good about what you do. Everything is connected, everything flows, everybody is important from the janitor to the secretary to the CEO. Without one, there cannot be the other. If you are unhappy in your job, take a moment to stop and think about how what you do connects to other people. See the oneness. Does your smile and radiant energy help others through their day? If your job is to file all day long, be the best filing person there ever was, take pride in your work. For without you filing, how would anybody find what they need to do their jobs?
There is an importance in every job that cannot be measured in numbers or in prestige, but can only be found within the heart of the man or woman doing that job. The happiest people, those who believe they have the best jobs, are those who respect the job they do no matter what it is. When we understand that, it becomes obvious every job is worthy of praise.
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