Happy Labouring

Giddified

I may have mentioned this topic before so, if that is the case, this then, will be an expansion. One of the most important mind-sets I’m very glad to have had going on while I’ve been here is that of happy labouring. This perspective came to me at the tail end of my experience in the restaurant biz when finally, after 25 years, I got how to serve without expectation of reward and guess what, lo and behold, my tips increased 🙂

Yep, no longer is my mentality, “What’s in it for me and I ain’t doin shit till I find out!” Now, because its awesomeness is known to me, “How may I contribute?” rules my life. My experience in taking the later notion has resulted in an ability to do whatever needs doin for longer periods; it has resulted in my being more full of life at the end of a day’s efforting and the clincher: it has resulted in less aches and pains. I am able to shovel out shit holes, scrub toilets, grub ho till the cows come home, chop wood and carry water and do anything required of me happily, all day, everyday until the boss sez, “We’re done.”

Modified Monk Staircase: Built

Happily labourin also means that what my little me would call work ain’t really work – brothers n sisters, it’s play 🙂 Life, as I now know it, is all about perspective and these days I’m inclined to go with the point of view that aligns best with whatever ends up with me bein awesomized. Also, the only responsibility I have for the next 3 months is to do what is asked of me thus, life for me has become very simple and now, more often than ever, I am aligned with my Path A Peace N Ease.

Tools of the Trade

Sisters and brothers, when we happily labour for each other there are many, seriously awesome, positive aspects. One, and it ain’t the least of which, is that we are very much appreciated. Another, is that since I left the restaurant industry 5 years ago, I’ve learned how to tile, drywall, paint, mill lumber, maintain and use a chainsaw, drive a bobcat, build a monk staircase out of dirt and skid raw timber out of the bush with a quad and a log arch. Along with a whole slew of other awesome skills, a major upside is that I have met and befriended multiple, leading edge n awesome brothers and sisters. Had I not been playing life exactly the way I play it, our paths simply wouldn’t have crossed. Now, it’s not like I have my ticket in any of these trades or even that I’m the go-to-guy for any sort of professional work, other than Happily Labouring, but I will definitely say that I am in full gratefultude and happy to be able to offer help to anyone in need.

This brings up my next point which is that being this way has also led me to try new things on my own, like learning how to use a sewing machine. My first project was to produce a meditation cushion and by all accounts, mine included, it was a bang up job 🙂 The upshot is that my self confidence quotient is top drawer compared to what used t’was. As well, I am now in the process of remembering that there is a level of being beyond even confidence and to the same end, I can definitely do anything put my way. I wouldn’t say, by any means, that I’m the quickest whip in the stable, but I will definitely give my self an A+ for tenacity.

Meditation Cushion by Clint

I’ve noticed that when one takes happily labourin as a way of life, part of the appreciation factor includes people wanting you to be around and vice versa, people wanting to be around you. I don’t recall the details ezactly, but when I was in grade school the teacher gave us an exercise that had us ask ourselves, “If the world ever went to shit (I’m paraphrasing here) and we had to pick a group of people to be in a small community with us who would we want around?” Would we want a policeman, a lawyer, a scientist, a teacher, a preacher, a zoo keeper? Well brothers n sisters, I’m here to share, that people with all these abilities might be worth having around depending on yer circumstances… aside from the lawyer acourse, but knowing what I know now, above all I’d want someone around who was open to happily doin any job – like shovelin shit if that’s what was needed by the group 🙂

Sawyerin in the Rain

Y’see, when I factor in the understanding that I am one with everyone and All That Is then what is actually goin down with my happily labouring for you is that I am truly helping my self. As you might get by now, I’m operatin a very selfish enterprise here. I’ve re-termed this form of selfishness as selfullishness cuz over the millennia, the term, selfish has attained a bad reputation. As an example of how our capitalistic, western culture has given selfishness a bad rep, let’s use a tree and its parts as a metaphor. The opposite of what I’m talking about, a perverted form of selfishness, would happen if a leaf of a tree said to a neighbouring leaf of the same branch, “Hey you. Other leaf! I’ve taken the water that came from our branch and bottled it. If you like, me being the magnanimous leaf that I am, I could possibly be persuaded to sell you a drop or two at a very reasonable price. See the branding? Doesn’t it reinvigorate your wiltedness just by lookin at it?! C’mon, make me an offer.”

Hmm, is that a simile? I ain’t sure, but in any case, selfullishness has been in the clintictionary for some time and along with giddified, awesomized and many other cool words, the clintictionary is an ever increasing testimonial of how rockin my life is on a moment by moment basis.

K, this post is bordering on too long, but before I finish up, I’ll post one more picture I took yesterday.

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Till the next post, stay awesome y’all! You lawyers too cuz we’re all brothers n sisters eh 🙂