Faith in the Workplace Discussion 2

Thu, 4 Jun 2015 16:06:59 GMT

Hopefully you have all seen the initial "What About You?" blog. The more I started thinking about incorporating faith and spirituality in the workplace, I realized that if it is not something you normally do it is going to require a revamp in your thinking and execution. I try to look at the positive side of things and that is something that I have been lacking in this past semester. After reflecting on the semester and trying to track the negativity back to its roots, I noticed that sometimes it was the students/student staff bringing out the negative or creating those negative feelings.

Normally at the start of every staff meeting, we did highs and lows. I decided that with my summer RA staff I was eliminating the low and they have to supply two positives. It seems like a piece of cake, yet my staff is struggling really hard to come up with two a week and see the positive things in life in general. I think the people you work with, and around, determine your level of comfort about sharing your faith and spirituality.

What things have you done to refocus people on the positive things in life and be open to that atmosphere?

Fri, 5 Jun 2015 15:24:52 GMT

I've come to realize that you can only control what you can control. When negativity starts to creep in, I ask myself or others if they are upset about something that is within their sphere of influence. If it is not, I encourage them (and myself) to let it go. It takes so much more energy to be upset and unhappy than it does to live life to the fullest. If the issue bringing out negativity will continue to surround you despite you not being able to control it, you may need to take a radical step and remove yourself from the situation (something you can control).