Stillness is the answer – let’s give up hard work!

You can’t listen to politicians being interviewed for very long without hearing one of them talking about ‘hard working families’ or something similar. I could write a lot about the sub-text that I think is running here but that is a different kind of blog perhaps for a different day! What I want to do today is question the use of the phrase ‘hard work.’

Usually, when something is described as ‘hard,’ it’s a bad thing. Just think of ‘hard luck,’ ‘hard day’ or ‘hard feelings.’ All those things are unpleasant, aren’t they? So why should we be encouraged to ‘work hard,’ and rewarded for ‘working hard’? If we spend 40 or more hours a week working, perhaps it would be good to aspire to something better than ‘hard’ during this time.

I try to remember not to talk about hard work. There are lots of other adjectives, such as ‘enthusiastic,’ ‘inspired,’ energetic’ or ‘creative.’ We might talk about ‘a lot of work.’ But let’s choose to aim for a working life that’s full of light, energy and even love, no matter what the politicians, or anyone else says.

When I talk about my own journey with Mind Calm meditation, I always describe the surprising increase in productivity that I have gained from practising this method. I get more done, with more ease, in less time. It’s so much less hard and it feels much more like success! If you’re already thinking about ditching the phrase ‘hard work’ and you would like to share in the successful feeling, sign up for my newsletter using the link below; if we are going to swim against the tide, it’s much easier to do it in company!