Unconditional Love in the Workplace
What does unconditional love in the workplace look like?
At Inspire Me it looks like Earth Angels aka Team-Mates, Colleagues…
- Trying really hard to ‘lovingly’ fill the kettle after you’ve poured your coffee, even though the last person didn’t
- Cutting up ingredients for lunches in the kitchen so the next person doesn’t have to
- Looking for ways to make other’s tasks easier
- Wanting to leave someone’s work area nice and tidy just cos you know it’ll make a difference to their day
- Doing someone else’s forgotten dishes, without complaining about it, out loud or silently
- Bringing your own vacuum to work cos the shop one is crap, and you want the place to be as perfect as possible for all who walk through the door
- Cleaning up after yourself, even when you don’t feel like it, cos you know how much it will be appreciated
- Being okay with someone continuously forgetting to get a new toilet brush, even though you’ve reminded them a Gazillion times
- Having respect for other’s views and beliefs, and not trying to challenge them
- Wanting to do everything you can to support another’s personal growth
- Checking in on a team member who you know is going through some tough stuff
- Accepting each other’s differences and celebrating them
- Acknowledging when someone’s pissed you off, and letting it go ‘with love’, even though a big part of you wants to have a good rant about it
- Popping damaged fairies and dragons in someone’s box so their kids can have new patients for their hospital
- Celebrating each-other’s Birthdays with cake for morning tea
- Letting Michelle know when someone really loves something (usually a crystal) so she can stash it for their Birthday or Christmas
- Putting up with each-others shit, with a smile on your face, knowing that they’ve got stuff going on
- Taking the piss out of yourself and others, in a loving way, that makes everyone laugh
- Acknowledging that you’re not in a good space, letting others know, and allowing them to cajole you out of it
- Just listening, without trying to fix it, knowing they need to have a little vent
- Telling someone how BLOODY AWESOME THEY ARE, and meaning it
- Being ready to deliver the message someone needs to hear, in a loving and supportive way
- Telling each other what a great job we’re doing
- Bringing ginger crunch for those on the team who love it
Just a few examples of how we practice Unconditional Love at Inspire Me.
Namaste
Michelle