Happiness at Work: Finding Peace and Fulfillment

Have you experienced days when going to work feels nothing less than going to war? Dealing with the day-to-day drama can make life overwhelming. You feel like you are constantly fighting people and situations. You might even land at the breaking point where you fall into the “I don’t care” anymore zone. Just getting through the day seems like an epic struggle.

In such a state of mind, you may achieve success in your projects, but it will leave you exhausted and unfulfilled. It sucks the joy out of the job that you once loved doing. The good news is that there are small changes you can make to improve the quality of your life at work. However, why are you experiencing negative emotions in the first place?

Suffering comes when you rely on your external environment for happiness. No environment will be perfect or conducive to your happiness all the time. When you’re able to stop looking for happiness outside of yourself, and focus on building it within, you are taking a big step towards positive change. As a result, you remain unscathed and protect your happiness. The way to do this is glad acceptance.

Glad Acceptance

Typically, our resistance is towards external factors which are out of our control. Instead of fighting with people and situations, accept them graciously. Acceptance is a step towards inner peace.