Work With Meaning and Purpose
By Don Iannone

Work as though life matters
...as though you matter
...as though those you serve matter.
Allow your work to carry you
...in the direction of meaning and purpose.
Let it lift you above self-pleasure
...and money for the wrong reasons.
Let your work be an integral aspect
...of your whole life, and not
just eight or ten hours of your day
...when you work at making a living.
See yourself as inseparable from
those who pay you and who you pay.
Never forget
...that your work is your spiritual energy
...manifested toward specific ends.
Are these ends ones that matter?
At the end of the day
...have you contributed to greater meaning and purpose
...in your life and the lives of others?
Don't allow yourself to become your job
...but at the same time
...don't discount the value of the work you do.