You may be in your 'vision' job -- the one for which you've meticulously prepared. And there's the nagging irritation of the job's imperfection. When we begin to complain, even in our own heads or to a few trusted friends, about the work situation we had dreamt of, it's time to step back and look at ourselves.
Even the best possible scenario has its chinks and discomforts, because as human beings, we require friction, a problem and something to work toward perfecting. There's a myth that if you love what you do it doesn't feel like work, but some parts of what you love is work. Work is part of the mix.
The workplace is where we bring all parts of ourselves and then, we slowly learn to declutter our personalities in order to not bring so much of US to the job.
We prove ourselves, and we struggle with our sense of inadequacy or superiority and the personalities of others with whom we've chosen to engage. We choose our circumstances, our work and personal relationships, and our unrealistic expectations.
Irritation is a great opportunity for spiritual growth and a redesigning of our interpersonal skills.
If you pay attention to the patterns of personalities at a work situation, this allows you to change your actions and expectations without a complicated dialogue.
If you pay attention to yourself in different contexts, triggers that normally lead you to shoot-yourself-in-the-foot and burn-the-bridge-and-the-whole-damn-town behavior will slow down -- like someone trying to throw a ball underwater.
Seeing those triggers travel toward you in slow motion will give you time to consider your next steps.
Do you need to do what you've done in the past?
Do you need to do the opposite of what you've done in the past?
Do you need to just do nothing?
One thing that always works is to detach with paycheck.
