Work Is Play

When Work Is Play

Being paid to have fun: what a concept for work! To catch the quality of play I invite you to drift back to the time when you were a child. Pick any activity you loved to do, building sand castles, biking, playing street hockey, or playing the piano. Do you remember I can’t wait to finish lunch so I can go out and play or do I have to come in for supper or to go to bed already? Engaging in the passion knows no time or energy limitations. Such is the quality of play.

For Joseph Kreshky and Thomas Croschuk in Baggage burdens. gardening and marketing their produce presents such a life style. The time and energy they devote to their work is pleasing and inspiring, particularly for Joseph. Carpentry for Joseph is also source of joy. Monetary rewards prove to be a secondary benefit to their involvement in their passion.

Amber too, has a passion born from play––art work frequently expressed in painting. She chooses what and when to paint without any direction from anyone else. She commits all her finances and time to pursuing studies at university to broaden and refine her skills to be an accomplished artist.

Bill incorporates his passion into his work and later into his retired life. Because the latter activity is volunteer work, monetary rewards are of little significance. His involvement is all that matters.

For each of these characters they all have a talent and a passion for their particular activity, but they have one more important energizing element that makes their work worthwhile. See how the people they connect with feed their passion.  

Jill too has a passion for staging plays. From time to time it pokes its head above the soil. Unfortunately the roots of her passion are grounded in shallow soil, as is much of her life.

What is your passion? What retards its growth and development?

If your passion happens to be that of creative person, an artist, actor, writer, recognition of your efforts may take decades. That may be true for one who loves to help people too. How that may be the case is explored in next week’s blog, Grounds for Sowing.