The dark thought, the shame, the malice
Meet them at the door
And invite them it laughing
Rumi, the Persian Poet
For most of us Sunday is a day of reflection. We get ready for the next week's work or volunteer activities. It is a day of rest. Some of us look forward to reuniting with friends from the office - they are like our other family members, while others dread the thought of facing the office again but they have to because there is need for food on the table, clothes on their backs and roofs over their heads.
The workplace is a place of terror and angst for many people. A growing number of bosses abuse, humiliate and degrade co-workers to the point that it can make their victims melt down in full blown mental illnesses.
People who are abused in the workplace project all the bad things that will happen to them and create a hurricane of emotions within themselves. We are our thoughts and our thoughts are what make us sick, scared and unhappy.
Instead of looking ahead and behind, align your thoughts with the present moment. Always live in the moment. The past is gone and that cannot hurt you, the future is projection - it may not happen for example your office could burn down, your boss could drop dead with a heart attack and everything could change in a flash. Spend the present to love yourself, support yourself and to boost your spirits. In the moment you know you are perfect as can be, you are a human and you are also spirit. In the moment be conscious of your thoughts reach out to your co-workers and send love to all your co-workers including those who wrong you. Embrace them in your mind's eyes. This may be difficult to do at first but understand that it is the ego, the ego is hurt and needs revenge. Revenge will not bring you peace, humility will. The ego is arrogant and wants to be on top. It is not the real you.
Extend love to those who want to harm. Focus on your work. Try and be efficient at what you do. If you make a mistake, acknowledge that it is a mistake. Do not give energy to what your boss or a troublesome co-worker may be thinking or plotting or saying behind your back. That is not your problem but theirs. Keep your focus on your own thoughts and feelings and try to align that with your positive self. Fractured feelings damage the feeler that is you. People who criticize, abuse, cajole, dominate, are generally people who are sad, helpless and feel a deep sense of insecurity and their bad behaviour is a symptom of what is going on inside. These people need your love and compassion not your anger.
You have a choice either to dive into the negative pit or to stand above it using your positive spiritual qualities and capacities.
The soul at dawn is like darkened water
That slowly begins to say thank you, thank you, thank you
Rumi
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