this was a stunning read. as someone who has climbed the corporate ladder, been on the trading floors at jp morgan, graced forbes lists, and worked with the capitalist behemoths... i can tell you that it means nothing - absolutely nothing - if you don't feel alive. i am finally doing my most meaningful work by diving into the depths of my lineage and helping others to reclaim their roots. it is unpaid (for now) and i am my happiest. thank you joel for giving me a term for it - "sacred work".
This is fantastic Joel. I am finally on my best work right now and it feels so different from other jobs, it’s not a job it’s a calling and one for life. Thank you for your writing and passion to help others! 🕊️
Great read, especially for someone like myself facing a lot of these questions and challenges. Working on escaping the clutches of soulless corporate life. Thanks for the additional inspiration today.
Such a thoughtful analysis of work and purpose. This all rings incredibly true for me — especially now. I was recently let go from a job that certainly contorted me into an identity that was not my own. I love writing and have put off my own writing for far too long — and, for so long because of that, I have felt my soul nagging at me. I’ve felt less myself, unfulfilled, without purpose. (This from someone who has the phrase “I live to write, I write to live” tattooed on her wrists.) And now I actually have the opportunity, without pressure, to do my “sacred work,” as you put it. Today I was doubting my abilities, so thank you for the reminder.
How you describe work is how I would describe the almost primeval desire for creative expression that some of us have. Turning it into corporate work makes it stultifying and saps it of energy so if you can pursue it on your own terms, maybe separate from the corporate treadmill, it is perhaps the most satisfying of all. Thanks for a great post!
this was a stunning read. as someone who has climbed the corporate ladder, been on the trading floors at jp morgan, graced forbes lists, and worked with the capitalist behemoths... i can tell you that it means nothing - absolutely nothing - if you don't feel alive. i am finally doing my most meaningful work by diving into the depths of my lineage and helping others to reclaim their roots. it is unpaid (for now) and i am my happiest. thank you joel for giving me a term for it - "sacred work".
This is fantastic Joel. I am finally on my best work right now and it feels so different from other jobs, it’s not a job it’s a calling and one for life. Thank you for your writing and passion to help others! 🕊️
Great read, especially for someone like myself facing a lot of these questions and challenges. Working on escaping the clutches of soulless corporate life. Thanks for the additional inspiration today.
This is at the core of everything we are working on. Beautifully written and incredibly synchronous 💫 thank you
Such a thoughtful analysis of work and purpose. This all rings incredibly true for me — especially now. I was recently let go from a job that certainly contorted me into an identity that was not my own. I love writing and have put off my own writing for far too long — and, for so long because of that, I have felt my soul nagging at me. I’ve felt less myself, unfulfilled, without purpose. (This from someone who has the phrase “I live to write, I write to live” tattooed on her wrists.) And now I actually have the opportunity, without pressure, to do my “sacred work,” as you put it. Today I was doubting my abilities, so thank you for the reminder.
How you describe work is how I would describe the almost primeval desire for creative expression that some of us have. Turning it into corporate work makes it stultifying and saps it of energy so if you can pursue it on your own terms, maybe separate from the corporate treadmill, it is perhaps the most satisfying of all. Thanks for a great post!
sacred work is an obligation, not an option
This is so beautifully written and so essential for all of us to read at this moment in time.
Absolutely loved reading this. I’ve always seen myself as privileged that my work and passion resonate at a universal frequency.