Happy Labor Day loves!  In honor of the day I thought I'd offer up some signs that mean that the work you're laboring over is actually your life's work.

When I work with patients, I always ask them whether they’re doing their life’s work, because I truly believe that how we spend most of our day, and whether it’s in line with our life’s work, affects our health. When I ask a woman if she’s doing her life’s work, way too often, she stares at me blankly.

There’s this question that doesn’t so much bother me, but certainly nags me:

Why can’t I keep “life” going while simultaneously feeling into what’s next for me?

It pops up when I hear from the man who maintains a rigorous daily yoga practice, plays drums in a band and runs a school; the lady who owns her own consulting firm and happens to be an ordained Buddhist priest; the guy who meditates for an hour a day and is a grad student and works 30 hours a week. People who are making livings, making strides, and making space.