Why do we work? What is work? What is the value of work?

As I’ve pondered becoming a serious blogger - i.e. writing for the online world more than when I feel the urge - but rather writing regularly and consistently for a general purpose - the topic always seems to get me.  What could I write about on a regular and consistent basis that the rest of the world might find interesting?  Then I ran across Rosa Say’s post to Lifehack.org on October 26th.  The post, which is available at www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/why-work.html made me think that perhaps I could write about work - why do we do it, what is it, what should it be, what is its value to our life?  And so - ho-ohana (as stated in Say’s post - the Hawaiian value for intentional and worthwhile work) was born.  This will be a blog about the reasons why we work, the frustrating aspects of work and how to deal with them, balancing work with the other aspects of your life, although in truth, most things worth doing are work - even if we receive no paycheck for them.

My goal - to post once per day.  My hope - you will find the posts of interest, will interact with me, and we will have a meaningful experience together in the online world.  To continue with the Hawaiian ideas I think of life as similar to the Road to Hana on the island of Maui in Hawaii - you drive the trip not for the destination but for the beauty of the journey.  Our interactions with one another will hopefully form more beauty along each of our daily journeys.  May this blog help you along your path as the writing of it helps me a long mine.

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