Absolutely loved these reflections, especially: "I still need a job, because I still need to earn money. But in decoupling my job from my identity I am now able to ask more generative questions, such as: Given that I need to earn, what is the most pleasurable, most relationally connective, and most values-aligned way to do that?"
"They don’t tend to ask follow-up questions because I have broken the conventional script. And so I don’t get to tell them about learning to grow potatoes this summer. I don’t tell them about my afternoon naps." I had this experience when I was not working and it was so stressful. When I do this again in the future, I think I will care less about what others think.
Absolutely loved these reflections, especially: "I still need a job, because I still need to earn money. But in decoupling my job from my identity I am now able to ask more generative questions, such as: Given that I need to earn, what is the most pleasurable, most relationally connective, and most values-aligned way to do that?"
"They don’t tend to ask follow-up questions because I have broken the conventional script. And so I don’t get to tell them about learning to grow potatoes this summer. I don’t tell them about my afternoon naps." I had this experience when I was not working and it was so stressful. When I do this again in the future, I think I will care less about what others think.