Applying detachment

Manifest plainness, Embrace simplicity, Reduce selfishness, Have few desires. -Lao Tzu

Detachment from likes and dislikes, habits and opinions, is not a sign of weakness. It is an enormously strong and positive quality. Nor does freedom from likes and dislikes mean that life is insipid for us, but rather that we are not driven compulsively by rigid ways of thinking. Even if we don't get what we want - or if we do get what we don't want - we can still function cheerfully and efficiently. Detachment from habits does not mean that we have no habits.Good habits can be very useful to cultivate in life. But we should be able to change our habits gracefully, or drop them altogether when necessary, especially if we learn that they are harmful to us or are not exactly endearing us to those around us.
If we are used to a cup of coffee every morning with our breakfast and one morning we discover that we are out of coffee, we don't say, "I can't function without my coffee," and go back to bed. We should be able to say cheerfully, "I'll have tea instead - or soy milk." ---Eknath Eswaran

Over the past 10 years, I have sought to become more and more detached, which means many things, but lately it seems to release my attachment to my own opinions, my own likes and dislikes, my need to be "right", and my competitive, 'win,win,win' mentality...and I am finding great potential for this "Work" in my "business practice".
Instead of charging into new business relationships, I find it helpful to step back, and seek to "observe" my reactions to the situation from a third party or objective standpoint. This is a growing practice of detachment for me.
This enables me to progress into new business relationships with caution, and seek to "walk in the mindfulness of Buddha, and in the discernment of the way of the Spirit of Christ"...and thereby to trust even business outcomes to His will.

And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. As it is written:
"He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor;
his righteousness endures forever." Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness. You will be made rich in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.

Detachment means "not my will, but thine be done", so I can trust him to provide for my family's needs, and He will meet the needs of my business. I trust him in this.

It may not be in accordance with my own timing.

Recently, I have begun gravitating to people who are positive, have a healthy self concept, and non toxic behavior traits. I only want to collaborate with those who understand and value the work of Vi3. I can trust that the Spirit can lead us to these relationships.

Time is so precious. I am finding that I have no time for people who are always seeking to needle us to death...and constantly devaluing what we know to be a very valuable service.

In most cases, I have learned that my work life is more pleasant and is more productive if I develop a healthy detachment to my own ego driven emotions and preferences.

I can afford to follow the golden rule--putting others needs and desires first.

That is living and doing business...by faith.