the space between

i cannot get these words out of my mind. while i hear it in my head the way dave matthews sings it, my reflection on the words is completely different.

while doing yoga this morning, i realized that so much of life is focused on the self created importance of things, whether work, time, or each individual yoga pose. we tell ourselves the most important thing in life is work, making money, buying a house, having great friends, or even within our personal time and space, like yoga, working so hard to get the pose perfect. we spend our time chasing these things from when the alarm goes off to when the sun goes down and then do it again. we fill our spaces with a bunch of non-life giving activities. we miss acknowledging the space between these achievements. yoga is not about the perfection of the pose, but the action of getting into the pose and becoming it. work is a means to an end, that for most is essential, but what about the time away from work? or the time getting to and from work? or what about acknowledging that we can enter into our work, letting our work become the pose, the activity of the work, and not the outcome of our work. we must understand the space between finishing the project, the movement between the pose, the moments between stop signs, the ticks between 1 and 2 minutes on the clock, the movement of shadows between the sun and moon, the space between.

the problem with sustainability

 i recognize this is a major venting. be patient.

Sustainability - Definition

Sustainability is an economic, social, and ecological concept. It is intended to be a means of configuring civilization and human activity so that society and its members are able to meet their needs and express their greatest potential in the present, while preserving biodiversity and natural ecosystems, and planning and acting for the ability to maintain these ideals indefinitely. Sustainability affects every level of organization, from the local neighborhood to the entire globe. It is a sometimes controversial topic. ( http://www.wordiq.com/definition/Sustainability )

This definition isnt the only one, but if you copy and paste the link, you will find some really good reading considering the idea and concept of sustainability. essentially, it is the ability to keep things as they are or better, for all parties and things involved.

why is this my issue? because a business owes me a lot of money, acknowledgement, and promised ownership. i worked for 2 years for a company that has flown the "sustainability" flag since i started working with them. i gave them the opportunity to create certain relationships at their supply level that changed the business opportunity and the direction in which the business was going. i gave them sustainability for the biggest portion of what their business is, and yet they have refused to acknowledge the fact, have refused to pay me the money that they have agreed they owe me, and have refused to give me the ownership that was promised me, while at the same time becoming the darlings of their industry. as i sit here now, im staring at a magazine cover of the owner, and 2 days ago they announced another retail location in another large city, and have started selling their products into a very large retailer, all of which i had a hand in creating the opportunity.

i am also quite bothered on how so many of their employees are being taken advantage of, like me, in not being valued by either personal communication or by pay scale (basically minimum wage) or by working more hours than being paid. recently, several of the employees have been given a lot more responsibility without a pay increase. how can this be sustainable?

how is taking advantage of employees and vendors sustainable?