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March 2015

March 05, 2015

Our Work Shows Who We Are

When we love what we do, and do what we love, we can see it in...

February 2015

February 26, 2015

How is That Working for You?

There are times when it seems like few things are really working for me. For some reason...

February 19, 2015

Working on the Same Job

We may go to work in an office or on a farm, at a school...

February 12, 2015

Working for Myself

I have worked with quite a few people at a variety of jobs in different...

February 05, 2015

Truth and Lies of Hard Work

There is a lot of truth in working hard, deep lessons that can change our...

January 2015

January 29, 2015

Why Do We Work?

It is more than sitting at a table in a meeting wondering Why are we doing...

January 22, 2015

Working Hours

What are your hours? I can remember when businesses were open at certain times and...

January 15, 2015

Who Are You When You Go To Work?

Do you become a different person when you go to work? Do you know the...

January 08, 2015

Good Working Relationships

We often hear that good working relationships are important. They can help us work more...

December 2014

December 18, 2014

Working on Tomorrow

In two weeks, we will be in a new week, a new month, a new...

December 11, 2014

Our Work Ethic

I live in a culture based in the belief that work is good. Our common...

December 04, 2014

Doing Work that Needs to be Done

We are in the final month of the year. Work we have put off and...

November 2014

November 20, 2014

An Art of Work

We will travel great distances, pay admission, and stand in line to experience works of art....

November 13, 2014

Working on Gratefulness

Some of my friends spend November practicing 30 Days of Gratitude. They post on various...

November 06, 2014

Peace of Work

There are projects, teams, organizations, and people that draw me to continue working, to do...

October 2014

October 30, 2014

Inner Work

I learned early in life that I am highly motivated to make a difference. There have...

October 23, 2014

Working as a Team

We believe in the wisdom and power of work teams. We may each have experienced the joy of being...

October 16, 2014

Looking for Work

So many different jobs, surrounded by time looking for work! I practiced law as a criminal...

October 09, 2014

Plan the Work, Then Work the Plan

I believe in the power of a strong plan. Plans are not formed in a vacuum. Plans...

October 02, 2014

Life, With the Works

We dream of having and enjoying it all. We want lives filled with deep meaning, rewarding experiences, and...

September 2014

September 25, 2014

When Life Is Not Working

We all want to live lives filled with joy and satisfaction, to be fulfilled and...

September 18, 2014

Working to Change the World

I grew up knowing that I could change the world, that one person could make...

September 11, 2014

Working Toward Justice

I have been working toward justice for as long as I can remember. I was...

September 04, 2014

Working and Playing

Why do we enjoy playing more than working? Working is about deferred gratification. Work pays us dividends...

August 2014

August 21, 2014

Like Clock Work

We are organized people. We appreciate it when life runs smoothly, efficiently, and regularly; like...

August 14, 2014

Working on One Thing at a Time

It begins before I lift my head from the pillow each morning. There are so...

August 07, 2014

Working to Solve the Puzzle

I have loved puzzles for longer than I can remember. When I was very young,...

July 2014

July 31, 2014

How Life Works

Summer is the time of year when things grow. Living here in the land of endless...

July 24, 2014

Working at Our Own Speed

There are days when I love to catch a strong breeze and go skimming across...

July 17, 2014

Working to Catch Up

There are days when it feels like it is just too much work to catch up. There...