Don't Want to Go to Work

Some mornings, the hardest part of the day is simply getting out the door. Your body feels heavy, your focus drifts, and the thought of another workday weighs on you before you've even had your coffee. If that sounds familiar, it doesn't mean you're lazy or weak. Often it's a sign of how much you've been carrying for a long time. Zen offers a gentle way of looking at this. Instead of facing the whole week, or even the whole day, you might bring your attention back to just this moment: brushing your teeth, tying your shoes, taking one breath. Zen also reminds us that nothing stays the same. The heaviness you feel today is real, but it may not last forever; moods shift the way the weather does. On this page, you'll find questions from people who have felt the same reluctance about work, along with the responses HOTOKE AI offered them.