Comments on: How Can I Help You in 2010?

By: Hard, Fun and Beautiful – Blasting Heater Edition | Work Happy Now!

Hard, Fun and Beautiful – Blasting Heater Edition | Work Happy Now! — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 03:20:23 +0000

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By: Evita

Evita — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:51:31 +0000

Hi Karl

Happy Anniversary!!!! Woo-hoo what a milestone!
Going over to fill out that questionnaire now, looking forward to the happy dance

By: Karl Staib - CZO (Chief Zen Officer)

Karl Staib - CZO (Chief Zen Officer) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:25:24 +0000

Hi Tom, I’m practicing my moves right after writing this message to you. You should join in. Did you do a happy dance after the Big Link Rally?

By: Karl Staib - CZO (Chief Zen Officer)

Karl Staib - CZO (Chief Zen Officer) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:23:52 +0000

Hi Tess, That’s what I’m hoping for.

By: Karl Staib - CZO (Chief Zen Officer)

Karl Staib - CZO (Chief Zen Officer) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:23:12 +0000

Hi Sue, I agree that we try to do everything so perfectly that we lock up. You make a good point. Self-compassion is so important. We aren’t superheroes. We mess up. We just have to role with it and keep making smart adjustments.

I love that you took up belly dancing. I bet you can’t think of doing much else besides focusing on your stomach.

I’m getting a lot of responses, so it looks like my dance might happen.

By: Tom Volkar / Delightful Work

Tom Volkar / Delightful Work — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:13:53 +0000

Start dancing brother. Don’t die with any moves left in you. You’ve got to shake it loose or lose it. Present moment happiness is the answer.

By: Tess The Bold Life

Tess The Bold Life — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:46:47 +0000

Karl,
Think the work happy dance will take your blog to the next level:) Happy Tuesday.

By: Karl Staib - CZO (Chief Zen Officer)

Karl Staib - CZO (Chief Zen Officer) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:48:01 +0000

Hi Arlene, Thank you for letting me know. I fixed the questionnaire. Hope you are having a grrrrrreat day.

By: Sue

Sue — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:47:24 +0000

Hi Karl,

I’d like to see this Work Happiness dance of yours! Don’t worry about how it looks and just have fun with it. My guess is that your loyal readers will be cheering you on and take great joy in seeing you have fun rather than laughing at you.

I think we get too worried in our culture about having to do everything perfectly, so then we get self-conscious and anxious, and we let that get in the way of our happiness and enjoyment in our lives. I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve ended up in perfectionist mode with unrealistic expectations and then lost all enthusiasm for and joy in performing the activity(whether work related or recreational)or I would get frustrated because all of the weird stuff that goes along with self-consciousness also inhibits the ability to learn a new skill. I suspect that once again, compassion, acceptance and equanamity play a huge role in helping us to stay calm, relaxed and content in the present moment.

When I took up belly dancing (after being inspired at a “Dancing Dreamers” shamanic retreat),I approached it from a place of being mindful that it was intended to be fun and it just didn’t matter if I didn’t “get it” right away or I didn’t do things perfectly right away. I treated it as a type of moving meditation and a fun way of getting some exercise and learning something new. Now, seven years later dancing is one those activities that nurtures my spirit and happiness.

Have a great day,
Sue

By: Arlene

Arlene — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:25:01 +0000

Karl,
I just logged onto your survey, and just FYI, the first question says to answer with as many responses as the survey taker wishes, but it only allows the survey taker to pick one.

Great site!
Arlene