Release Toxic Work To Fulfill Your Purpose In Life

Most people spend a good portion of their life on the job. So ideally work should afford the opportunity to express your creativity, to interact meaningfully with your coworkers, and to provide the material security you seek. Unfortunatly, many people find their workplace to be a source of stress rather than fulfillment, and consequently, aging is accelerated rather than reversed.

The world would be a better place if we all could do what made us happy, while expressing our unique talents in service to others and ourselves. According to Ayurveda, this is the state of living in dharma, or fulfilling your purpose in life. Even if you are not able to earn a living doing exactly what you like doing best, see if you can bring some aliveness to your workplace.

- Try connecting more openly with your coworkers so your work environment is emotionally healthier.

- Observe your environment and see if you can improve the sounds, sights, or smells that surround you.

- Look for opportunities to align your work with your values, needs, and beliefs.

Life is precious and you have the right to perform work that is meaningful. A test to see if you are in your dharma is to notice how often you look at the time. If your inner dialogue tells you that time is creeping by very slowly and you cannot wait to get off work, you are probably not in a position that is fully expressing your purpose in life.

If, on the other hand, you find that time flies while you are engaged, it is a good clue that this work is the type that can help you grow younger. Listen to the signals that your body and mind are communicating and commit to spending your day creating greater fulfillment for you and those in your life.

- Grow Younger, Live Longer by Deepak Chopra