Dear Angels: Last night – listening, writing – was so helpful to me. My day today was perfect in so many ways. Hugs, laughter, productivity, communication, connections, and now – peace in my home. Thank you for being with me and for helping me. So – tonight I seek guidance on what plan I might propose to the institution that would help the instructional design team and help me and be of benefit to all of us – and most readily foster our enjoyment of our jobs?
These are good questions to ask. To enjoy one’s job, one must have a purpose. And the purposes can be many for different individuals. For some it is to “be the boss.” For others it is to bring productivity to the day without it being strenuous. For some it is the challenge of tackling new tasks. What is the primary purpose of each person you work with? If you can ascertain these purposes, then you can more easily determine what structure might suit you best, as a group.
The difficulty can come when intentions are at cross purposes. What you want may be the opposite of what a co-worker wants. And in those instances, one must resort to grace in the face of perceived fire.
Truly, though, the workplace is a place of learning about harmony and learning how to get along with one another. It is truly not about the tasks at hand – although we do the tasks and we are paid to accomplish the tasks. But on a soul level, which is the level of the physical body’s connection to the Universe–the bridge!--the harmony and the learning of lessons is what is important.
So you might ask what the personal values are of each individual, and find where the commonalities are. You might ask each individual what they hope to gain in a day in their heart and in their mind, and then find where you can best support that with a structure that speaks to the intentions.
This is an area that many people know and understand intuitively, but it is not an area that many people consciously recognize. So a challenge here can be to foster this harmony without scaring off those who do not speak in terms of the soul and spirit.
And yet – the terms of the soul and spirit are indeed terms that the soul and spirit of each individual understands.
So you may wish to go gently into this territory, and suggest only that the pursuit of harmony in the workplace is perhaps the most essential element – along with productivity. The clincher can be that with harmony, productivity will be secured. But without harmony, true productivity is not assured – in fact, without harmony, true productivity is undermined.
Now, you work with two men who see the world through the eyes of domination. Indeed, what has brought them together as souls working side by side is their soul lesson of understanding the freedom within their own souls. Through seeing – examining their actions of control of others, they begin to see their own control of self. It is a good lesson to learn because in their hearts they wish for freedom and for expression and for cultivating their own spirit to break out of the box. But they are at times stymied.
So you have an opportunity here to challenge the control that is being exacted. You, too, are learning the lesson of freedom and control. Your fear controls you. Have you thought of that? Your fear dominates you when you feel your controlling ego assume the power of directing your thoughts. This is very common; it is not to be judged. But it is to be understood. You as a group are a triad of energy, but as the female you have a great connection to your spirit energy. The female always leads. The female guides. The female creates. The male lords. The male controls. The male assumes the physical position of power. But power truly stems from the mind. Physical power will never trump mental, emotional or spiritual power.
So, here you have an opportunity to be a guide, a proponent of change, and to propose a new structure that may aid the instructional design team. This structure might work handily if it has a leader. Now, a leader can be moved around. You needn’t have only one leader. You can have a revolving leader. The revolving leader can be the contact for a time, and then the baton is passed and another individual can be the leader. This can be facile and it can be productive and it can make everyone happy who is in the group, because there is a sharing. Sharing is an ethical value. Sharing allows the energy of love to be exchanged between those who share. When we share energy, we experience a freedom in our hearts, and this freedom elevates the soul to a level higher than it was. We grow and expand in the freedom of sharing.
So – you can endorse this revolving leader. It has already been explored, but it is not being done with commitment or with the understanding of what sharing means. With understanding, the revolving leader idea can be potent.
Also, you can propose that special responsibilities and special tasks be equally distributed so that each employee is valued and so that each employee is challenged. It is not fair if only one person is challenged. This creates a tremendous sense of injustice and unfairness and inequality. These are killer modes. They will never foster productivity and harmony. But they will foster resentment, mistrust, and ill feelings. No workplace can afford this.
Your workplace is at a crossroads where productivity is being superseded by fear, and where secrets and hushed agreements are becoming de rigueur. Alert. This is a recipe for failure. All employees must be honored.
Now is the time when each person who is affected by the changing energy of the group should speak his or her truth, quietly, clearly, without shame or fear. Truth must be spoken. Truth is the impetus for change to take place.
Another idea is for those who feel the constrictions of recent times to speak to others about these feelings, and ask for advice. "What is it that can help me feel less constricted and more free to be the respected employee that I want to be?" These questions, simply posed to those in authority, can help the authority figures gain an investment in contributing to the changes that are afoot. "How can we ALL work toward change?"
Change is never effective when a leader comes in and forces the change. The most effective changes take place when leaders lead by virtue of freely receiving the respect of those whom they lead. I.e., a leader cannot “command” respect, but a leader can beckon respect and magnetize respect through the actions of respecting others. Respect all around is needed.
So begin your tasks ahead by saying a prayer first to the spirit within you – to guide you in each and every moment of your encounters with those in a position to help bring change. Respect yourself, respect them, speak quietly and clearly, and then see the energy shift. The energy must shift because all challenges are challenges of energy. There is no challenge, no dynamic, no interaction that does not take place fundamentally on the level of energy. We are energy beings and by virtue of our being energy, we create with energy.
So create with your energy. Believe in this power to change the energy. But do not become enamored of it; do not become attached. Simply be the best you can be, and respect the others for who they wish to be.
Ahead is an exciting time. You are creating here. You are creating not with technology first, not with artifice, but with the reality of your energy. This is the ultimate creative challenge: to be consciously aware of your energy, and to begin to build with it – consciously.
Life is full of changes. Perhaps it is not for us to know what the Universe will bring, but only to be completely, 100% satisfied with the moment that we are living. To feel this satisfaction is the greatest gift of all that the Creator has given to us. Trust that each moment is the perfection of design. You are exactly where your soul and spirit have brought you. There is no mistake. This is your life; you designed it; you live it. You DO have freedom.
So – use your freedom with joy and with vigor and with the certainty that all will be well. The Earthly sphere is only an illusion that you have communally bought into. See beyond the illusion and know that your truth, as a human, is the truth of the Creator, the truth of love, the truth of light, the truth of BEING All That Is. You are a jewel. Now BE the jewel that you are.
Good night.
