Workin’ for a Livin’ Five steps to a more magical workplace.
In my view of the perfect world, we would all own Pagan stores, do Tarot readings, create beautiful crafts, or make our living in some other way that satisfies our Pagan inclinations. Alas, for most of us, earning money to put food on the table requires that we spend our days toiling away at more mundane jobs, often under circumstances that are more likely to sap our spirits than to sustain them.
However, that doesn’t mean that we should give up on our dreams. In my experience, magick can find you almost anywhere, if you are willing to look for it. So, until the day when that perfect Pagan world arrives, here are some guidelines to help you survive — even thrive — in the everyday workplace.
I have wanted to be a writer all my life. But in the past I had lots of explanations as to why I couldn’t start writing. Then, two years ago, an idea so possessed me that I had to write it down and share it. I ignored all the reasons that I knew my writing career couldn’t take off, and did it anyway.
The result was that I wrote the book, submitted it, and it got published last year. My next non-fiction book is due out later this year, and I am presently working on a novel. At this point the satisfaction I get from doing what I love far exceeds any money I’m receiving, but I still feel that I’ve made a major step forward. The point is this: I don’t have more time or energy than I had before, back when I wasn’t writing. I still work at my “regular” job to pay the bills, but I find the time to write nonetheless.
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