But How Do You Judge When Your Work Is Done?
It seems to be different for different people.
Some people are pretty content. Maybe everything is going their way anyway. They may never even feel to start The Work.
Others have big stressors in their lives, and do The Work whenever they need it to find some relief.
Still others do The Work as an ongoing practice, more as prevention than cure. This is my favorite way to do it.
So For Me, I’m Never “Done” With My Work
It’s a practice.
It keeps getting subtler, and subtler. There are times when I’m doing The Work on situations that are so mildly stressful that I could easily not work them at all.
But I work them anyway.
Because I always discover something when I do. The most trivial annoyances have showed me clearly how to live in a more sane and balanced way.
I Call This Prevention
Through my work on small things, I’m learning how to nip my stresses in the bud so that they don’t have to blow up into big crises.
We’re Used to Problem Solving
I get sick, I go to a doctor. I have a plumbing problem, I call a plumber. I feel stress, I do The Work.
It’s natural.
But I encourage you to consider going one step further. Why wait until you’re in crisis to do your work? For me, doing The Work on an ongoing basis has smoothed out the ride.
Have a great weekend,
Todd
“You are the effect of your story, that’s all. And this is hard to hear unless you inquire. That’s why I say, ‘Have The Work for breakfast.’” — Byron Katie, Loving What Is, p. 187.
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