CONTENTMENT

"He who seeks rest finds boredom. He who seeks work finds rest"   Dylan Thomas                                                                                                                         

Dylan's words sound like a prescription for a workaholic.  We spend a good part of our lives working and an equal amount sleeping.  That doesn't leave many good bits.  That is, unless you find meaning in work.                                                                                                                                                        

How often do we wish our lives away for the weekend, knock-off time or the annual holiday?  How much more would our lives be enriched if we could find meaning in our work?  For a few, this is already a reality; for most it seems an impossibility.

                                                                                              

If we focus our attention on the moment; the task we are doing or the people we interact with, our perspective begins to change.  The  moment takes on meaning and starts to enrich our lives.  Finding meaning in what we do brings contentment rather than a restless or bored mind.                                                                                          

Today's image, No Work, is a lithograph by Blanche Gambs, created in 1935, during the Great Depression.