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Are you living your dream life?
Following Sheila’s lead with her latest posting, I took some time to reflect upon what is important to me. While in this contemplative state, I happened upon an article that really made me step back & do a re-evaluation of my value system. I needed to take as we say in 12 step parlance, a searching & fearless moral inventory.
As the article queries, are you living your dream life? See what you think.
http://www.self.com/health/2010/02/one-woman-follows-her-heart-and-her-dream
Kathy Knudson
“The Case for Working With Your Hands”
I came across this article a while back, & thought I would share the author’s insights about honoring choices & differences in how we value what we do. How we derive satisfaction, whether it is in the tangible result, or in the intellectual challenge, & the different kinds of work that bring these things to us are highlighted. Maybe we should take a good look at our own ideas about “Working With Your Hands”.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/24/magazine/24labor-t.html
Kathy Knudson
“The Three Faces of Work-Family Conflict”
I found this timely article an excellent explanation of the challenges that I, personally, & my clients are currently facing with regard to our work & our family life. I know I’m working on a plan to help ameliorate some of these issues in my life. However, other important issues they identify are simply out of my control. I have found that at least acknowledging them & talking about them is helpful. See what you think…
Here are the four basic elements the article puts into question, whether you are “the Poor, the Professional, or the Missing Middle”:
- Workplace flexibility
- Short-term, episodic, and extended time off
- Childcare, afterschool care, and adult care
- Addressing family responsibilities discrimination
http://www.worklifelaw.org/pubs/ThreeFacesofWork-FamilyConflict.pdf
Kathy Knudson, MFT, NCC, MAC, CADC II