Work work to Fun work

Work is wonderful, isn't it...? It provides a sense of accomplishment when done well, and helps pay the bills. It keeps us busy and makes weekends seem great. We meet friends through work and spend a huge amount of our lives there, so it should be little enjoyable.

Sometimes though we get to do something similar just for fun. It might be a charitable cause, it might be anything we volunteer our time for. It probably is something related to what you might do for pay as when we are good at some task or have some skill, we often find it straightforward to that with some ease. This is probably less true if your job happens in an aluminum extrusion factory, and more true if you happen to play guitar in bars for a living. But the point remains I think.

I've wondered lately what the best balance is between work-work and fun-work. I have historically subscribed to the notion that work/life balance is fleeting - like learning to ride a bike. You're falling for sure, the only unknowns are how fast and in what direction. These days though, I'm not so sure about that anymore. I'm coming around to the notion that we need some fun-work in our lives. Does that mean the landscaper wants to cut his own grass, or the chef to cook her own meals..no, but giving back to your greater community (in whatever form that takes) is rewarding in itself, and if you can offer something that you have a skill with, then all the better for all involved.

This idea needs more thought, so I'll be working (or funning ??) on it a little more.