MANY THOUGHTFUL people have developed a habit of spending some time early in the morning in quiet spiritual reflection. But often, this inspirational time is in sharp contrast to the chaotic, stress-filled crush that awaits them in the course of a "normal" day.
Wouldn't it be marvelous to be able to weave the two parts together, bringing greater spiritual equanimity to whatever we might call our "workplace"? Instead of having to helplessly endure thorny relationships with team members or a manager, instead of having to put up with imbalances between our private and work lives, instead of giving in to the stress of new technologies that create a "24/7" mentality and shortages of capital, time, or staff, we can learn to recast the workplace. It can become our uniquely individualized training ground for working out our salvation—for meeting and mastering challenges of every kind. But how?
The workplace can become our training ground for working out
