by Peggy Fisher

Created on: June 29, 2009   Last Updated: July 01, 2009

If money wasn't involved how many people would still do the job they are being paid to do? I often think about that.

I am a nurse that is hard work for the money. I would not be doing this job for free (please don't let my supervisor know that LOL).

I love helping people and talking to people. If money was not involved I would like to be a helper. No not a nurses aide that is hardest work of all especially for the wages. I would just go around and help people who were home bound and needed someone to run errands. I would like to give personal care such as baths or showers but no hard lifting.

Another thing I would not mind doing is showing people easier ways to care for their loved ones or to take care of themselves. Most people work hard so they can earn money to enjoy things. I don't know anyone who likes their job all of the time. I do know some people who like their job most of the time. I know a lot of people who do not like their job at all (but it is an income they say).

We are actually brainwashed into thinking we need so many things in order to be happy and enjoy life. For instance were people happy when there was no t.v., no computers, no Nintendo, no brand named clothes? Oh I think so maybe happier because they had each other to relate to and more communication.

Some people are workaholics. Usually these people have a great need to feel indispensable. They feel no one else would or could do the job better then them and if they take a day off or slow down not only would the whole company fall apart but possibly the whole world. When these people complain about how desperately hard they work and that they are so exhausted, never tell them to allow someone else to help. They would be highly insulted to even think someone else could do as good of job as they are doing. Instead just praise them for work and say I know I could not do that (even if you could).

Work harder and enjoy the benefits of life. That sounds so good. What if you hate your work? I guess you can be miserable eight or ten hours a day, or you can find humor or something good in it. Another thing you can do is use displacement. Think about something you love to do and pretend you are doing it. If you practice hard enough this theory really works, this is called displacement. Prisoners of war have done it, as a matter of survival. It takes great practice to repress the present and let your mind go someplace else where your body feels it is really in there.

Happiness is a state of mind. Positive thoughts lead to positive actions. To accomplish that is the hardest work of all.

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