Have you ever answered the question of "How are you doing?" as, "Good, but I've been really busy." Or have you ever had the feeling of being "burnout?" Austin and Tyler take on some good questions about the modern nature of work, the workplace, and our approach to our vocation. Join us as we look to re-enchant the culture, one where the norm is to find ourselves unhealthfully attached to the products of our work and seemingly unable to find a way to distinguish our work from our life outside of our work.
The inspiration for this episode comes from a recent sermon at Bridge Town Church titled A Community of Contribution in a Culture of Careerism. To help critique the current state of affairs we also reference a great article from Church Life Journal at Notre Dame: A Catholic Response to Workism. Lastly, we seek inspiration from the words of the monastic mystic, Thomas Merton. His musings reorient our minds and hearts around how we should approach work with pure and simple attention. Whether you are a mechanic, an accountant, or a gardener, we hope you find this conversation thought provoking and life giving.
“We must be content to live without watching ourselves live, to work without expecting an immediate reward, to love without an instantaneous satisfaction, and to exist without any special recognition” (121). - Thomas Merton (No Man is an Island)