{"id":2953,"date":"2012-07-12T00:37:55","date_gmt":"2012-07-12T04:37:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/inspirationreport\/?p=2953"},"modified":"2012-07-10T15:47:36","modified_gmt":"2012-07-10T19:47:36","slug":"happy-at-work-the-art-of-occupational-gratitude","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/inspirationreport\/2012\/07\/happy-at-work-the-art-of-occupational-gratitude.html","title":{"rendered":"Happy at Work: The Art of Occupational Gratitude"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>We talked about waking with restless enthusiasm<\/a> and how what you do for a living plays a major role in that. Are you happy because you live out of your passion\u2026 or are you merely going to work?<\/p>\n

Let me add that I don\u2019t always believe that a better life is just beyond the rainbow. Perpetually thinking like that can get you stuck in a pattern of \u201cIf I have that, then I\u2019ll be happy,\u201d and that\u2019s no way to live. <\/p>\n

Sometimes, you are where you are, and for whatever reason you\u2019re stuck there. It\u2019s like middle management or a struggling, but consistent freelance business. You\u2019re not where you\u2019d like to be, but thank God, you\u2019re further along than you used to be. What do you do then?<\/p>\n

I\u2019m always a proponent of not missing today for what might be coming tomorrow. You\u2019re reaching out for something better when you have so many blessings that have gone uncounted right in your hands.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve mentioned this little word<\/a> a lot in this blog, but it is useful in just about every situation. It\u2019s all about\u2026<\/p>\n

Gratitude<\/b><\/center><\/p>\n

Be thankful. Spend time at work being grateful for the little things. In fact, write them down. If you can laugh and joke with your co-workers like you do with your friends, jot it down. Maybe you genuinely like your boss; that\u2019s a plus! Note the kinds of freedoms you have now that you didn\u2019t have in your previous job. Find something \u2013 anything \u2013 about your work life that makes you smile and dwell on that. Before you know it, you may discover that the distance between “dream” and “job” isn’t as far as you thought it was.<\/p>\n

You\u2019re on your way to someplace special, but take time to smell the roses where you are. It will make the journey all the more sweet and you\u2019ll find happiness at work \u2013 whatever that work may be.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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