tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756997620503076336.post5881849712198176183..comments2023-10-11T03:21:24.089-04:00Comments on Liberty Stoneware: Love What You Do? Liberty Stonewarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04115724725585149977noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756997620503076336.post-38863213911171037252014-01-19T14:44:16.558-05:002014-01-19T14:44:16.558-05:00Dennis, I can only imagine the mess that was, and ...Dennis, I can only imagine the mess that was, and the mess that same conversation seems to be today. It's nice to know you worked for the Warren County MRDD, some friends of mine used to work there as well with the adult programs. <br /><br />You have a very valid point about a living wage being a deserving factor, particularly for those who excel at their profession because they thoroughly enjoy it- perhaps they are the quiet leaders in professions that are needed! "Idyllic" is a whole 'nother can of worms! When I find that carrot variety, you'll be sure to know we'll plant it!<br /><br />As an addition, I wanted to share what Carter Gillies had to say in a conversation we had on his blog the other day in reaction to this article:<br /><br />"I also enjoyed your taking that article on “do what you love” to task on your blog. I absolutely loathe the point of view that the workplace environment defines us and always acts as a given. I think we need to act as human beings first, and nurture the values we have as living creatures before we get categorized into the tidy boxes of professional this or that. The amazing thing about being human is that we can find enjoyment in so many places. And its not wrong that we should aim ourselves in this way. I think its our human responsibility to find the things we enjoy doing, and employment is not excluded from that.<br /><br />An interesting fact of Psychology is that we don’t just do what we already like, but that doing a thing also often leads to our liking it. That’s just amazing! And that includes work situations. We find things to enjoy as we experience new things about the world. We grow and evolve. There may be no inherently unlikeable ‘jobs’ if people can learn to find the aspects that make it rewarding for them. Sometimes it can be as simple as believing in what you are doing, finding fulfillment in that, or even who you get to work alongside. Sometimes your co-workers can be all the positive incentive needed to make what you are doing enjoyable.<br /><br />A job description can only capture what one does, not how one feels about doing it. The jobs themselves don’t define whether they are liked or not. Sometimes a great sounding job with a bad boss or co-worker can be all it takes to ruin it. Shouldn’t we want to have rewarding and enjoyable employment? And isn’t it up to us to decide what that will be?<br /><br />That author just sounds like she thinks she has it all figured out and is willing to make that determination for the rest of us. She’s telling a group of people that they are not even entitled to dream of a better life. They won’t like what they are doing, so they’d better get used to it. How incomprehensibly wrong that is. How sad to live in her world…..<br /><br />Work isn’t an isolated fact about the universe, its a context. Perhaps it can be more challenging in some circumstances, and there can be conflicts with other aspects of our being, like doing things we already have negative opinions/beliefs about or ethical complications with. And maybe sometimes you don’t have a choice. Not every job will be nurturing to every person in the same ways. But we can always look for that nourishment.. We are not crazy to like doing what we do, and we are not crazy to aim ourselves at the things that we do like. That’s my take on it, at least….."Liberty Stonewarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04115724725585149977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756997620503076336.post-18284546812630886412014-01-17T15:14:25.622-05:002014-01-17T15:14:25.622-05:00For many years Tina and I taught for Warren Co. MR...For many years Tina and I taught for Warren Co. MRDD. We got a new Superintendent who wanted employees to have competitive wages based on a formula built around what other areas around us were doing. The commissioners went nuts and rallied their no tax friends and had them screaming at public meetings that people should teach because they love it and love the kids, It was an ugly ugly mess. There is nothing wrong with loving what you do( we did) but it doesn't mean you don't work very hard and deserve a living wage. People who think potters have an idyllic life haven't seen your woodpile. As for the farming , has anyone invented carrots that jump out of the ground and land in the truck yet?Dennis Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01170187288282755570noreply@blogger.com