The scenario: an office environment has been stressful, packed with deadlines and overall pressures. You feel like you are being dragged down.
The solution: “recollection as a team building activity”. When problems arise in the workplace, it is good to remember the marvels of the Lord. Remember, how did you make it through a tough project? or recall how your team came together to meet a very tight deadline?
As Pope Francis once said in his homily at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City last September 2015, “our vocation, be it religious or in the professional world, it is to be lived in joy”. He went on to remind us that once we realize how much God has given us, like the opportunity to be employed and earn, our jobs became a privileged way of responding to His great love. In this light, we can see that work is indeed a gift (My Pope Philippines).
On 11 August 2020, the NNC-Region III Team led by the Regional Nutrition Program Coordinator Ana Maria B. Rosaldo,along with NO III Angelita M. Pasos, NO II Rose Anne M. Cuyco, NO I Antonette Gail D. Garcia and AA III Joie B. Sicat went on a recollection. NPC Rosaldo enjoined NNC-R3 Team to be physically present during the half-day recollection cum team building. The half-day activity outside the NNC-Region III’s workplace was blessed with the presence of Reverend Father Larry Miranda of the Holy Trinity Parish at Pilar Village, San Isidro, City of San Fernando, Pampanga. The short lecture was done within the context of the Holy Mass held inside the church premises. Rev. Father Miranda was very pleased to be chosen and serve as the spiritual leader of NNC-RO staff. He posed a few questions to know the current feelings and perception of the staff on the activity.
A salu-salo, with a simple lunch capped the day’s recollection with more opportunity to learn about Rev. Fr. Miranda’s plight and unforgettable experiences before and after he was ordained as a priest which only proves that there is really no short-cut to success. He shared that his current tasks in the Parish of the Blessed Trinity are also not just as easy as officiating mass daily. His convincing power had at least helped. The staff were also able to share a bit of their personal life which Rev. Fr. Miranda appreciated and regarded as blessings also in disguise.
Therefore, next time that we are caught up in office negativity, stop and replace each bad thoughts with the recollection of one grateful moment, and slowly but surely, your heart will begin to change toward colleagues, clients or the situation. Living with joy can be contagious, and if you give off a positive vibe, perhaps the rest of our co-workers will choose to follow suit.
Author:
NO III Angelita M. Pasos
11 August 2020