I AM

Work gives us a title, a role, a sense of stability and a paycheck. It can easily become part of our identity, and it can be hard to separate ourselves from it. But things happen. The company might face unexpected trouble, or you might have to leave a position. If you cling too tightly to the material aspects of a job, or invest your entire identity in it, the sense of purpose and joy comes to depend on something which is always uncertain. This doesn’t mean we shouldn’t become invested in our work. Moreover, as we go on with our daily life, we forget that we are not our job title or the activity which occupies most of our time, and in forgetfulness, we begin to identify our own existence wit...View all