Work It, Baby!

The fourth Meiji Principle is, Just for today, I will do my work honestly and diligently.

The word work can have negative connotations, but really, what else would you be doing all day?  Lying around on the couch, reading romance novels and eating bonbons?  Ok, bad example, because I know you all answered, “Heck yeah!”  You get my drift, though.  Working is living.  It gives purpose to our days and allows us to rest easy at night. You choose to do your work with a smile or a frown, and your reward comes from that same place, so choose wisely!

Whatever your work encompasses, embrace it with conviction, perform it with passion, and complete it with satisfaction.  Don’t shirk, don’t shrink away, and don’t let your work overwhelm you.  Do your work honestly.  Do it diligently.  Do it with a Buddha smile.

And don’t forget that your work includes self-care.  Lying on that couch and reading a mystery is one of your daily chores – maybe skip the bonbons and munch an apple so you don’t sugar-crash and become unable to roll off the couch!

All work ends with a payoff.  Sometimes the payoff is cash, sometimes it’s a clean house, sometimes it’s the hug from your daughter when you get that stain out of her favorite shirt.  Do your work honestly and diligently, and enjoy your sweet dreams at night!