Bringing Aliveness to Our Work

The other day, I heard loud spiritual music drifting in through the open window. 

After checking to make sure it wasn't unknowingly coming from one of my devices, I opened the front door and stepped outside to investigate.

• Was there a pop-up church service happening on my street?

• Was my neighbor playing uplifting music while crushing deadlifts in the garage?

• Did someone on the block install outdoor speakers?

A quick scan of the block revealed nothing—until I spotted a UPS truck parked down the street.

As I walked closer, I discovered the source.  

The UPS driver had all of the doors of the truck wide open, with his music turned up. He radiated joy as he unloaded packages and delivered them to various neighbors on the street. I couldn't help but smile.

Jonathan Fields has said:

"The work is the offering. It is the thing you give to the world, to others, to yourself. It is the thing that allows you to feel like you matter, like you are making a difference, like you are coming alive." ​

With his doors open and his music turned up, this UPS driver's work was his offering. 

And even though his music arguably helps him come alive, I can't help but feel just a bit more alive too, whenever I hear him coming down the street. 

We might consider —what is one small way that we, too, might bring a sense of aliveness into our work? Or, to connect to our own work as our offering?