Work can become a path to personal and spiritual growth because, when we join work and spiritual practice, we develop both areas jointly. Seeing this potential and keeping it in our awareness, we can nurture successful evolution in whatever we do. In work as a spiritual practice we can grow in our relationship skills. To be effective in dealing with others, good listening and careful, attentive speaking are invaluable. The key to using work as a spiritual practice, no matter what the individual's religious or spiritual allegiance, is mindful awareness.
Mindful awareness includes being open and present, willing to learn.
It is the capacity to be aware of what is there, and anything, including work, can be its object. It helps with creativity, problem solving, listening, understanding, and decision making. With mindful awareness we can bring our full energy to our work, leave behind confusion and distraction, express the spirit of our multi-dimensional intelligence, and cultivate our inner resources. We can act in harmony with our own deep concerns and values. We can learn to work in humane, cooperative, fulfilling relationship with others, experiencing the mutual effects of everyone and everything on each other.