{"id":106,"date":"2025-09-16T19:15:54","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T19:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reframedministry.com\/?p=106"},"modified":"2025-10-08T15:28:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T15:28:34","slug":"happy-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reframedministry.com\/?p=106","title":{"rendered":"Happy Work"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"573\" src=\"https:\/\/reframedministry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/cup-of-coffee-1024x573.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-107 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reframedministry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/cup-of-coffee-1024x573.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/reframedministry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/cup-of-coffee-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/reframedministry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/cup-of-coffee-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/reframedministry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/cup-of-coffee.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Are you isolated in your work?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/reframedministry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/FPC-Regional-Happy-Work-1.wav\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Did you know that one of our newest holidays on Oct 18<sup>th<\/sup>, is \u201cnational bestie at work day\u201d? I love it, because we spend a third of our lives at work \u2013 and recent studies show, despite their hustle, young adults find less job satisfaction than previous generations.&nbsp;What\u2019s up with that?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Long ago, the book of Ecclesiastes said the root of all toxic work scenarios is anti-friendship, what the bible calls <strong>envy <\/strong>\u2013 which isolates and dishonors people in their work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But, friendship binds people together with appreciation and honor, creating healthy, productive projects.&nbsp;As the old sage says: \u201ctwo are better than one,\u201d and \u201ca chord of three strands gets the job done\u201d.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So like Christ who showed up as our friend from heaven, bring to your workplace today the warmth and dignity of friendship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More on the topic:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Studies:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettysburg.edu\/news\/stories?id=79db7b34-630c-4f49-ad32-4ab9ea48e72b\">1\/3 of life at work<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/study.uq.edu.au\/stories\/how-many-career-changes-lifetime\">5-7 career<\/a> changes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scholar Rene Girard says <a href=\"https:\/\/bookhaven.stanford.edu\/2018\/12\/rene-girard-today-envy-is-the-emotion-which-plays-the-greatest-role-in-our-society\/\">envy is the most important emotion<\/a> in modern times<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A recent book explores <a href=\"https:\/\/susanshapirobarash.com\/non-fiction\/tripping-the-prom-queen\/\">friendship\u2019s power<\/a> to overcome envy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Praying our way <a href=\"https:\/\/everycatholicman.com\/litany-of-kindness-against-envy\/\">out of envy into friendship<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you isolated in your work? 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