Do All Things Lovingly
The secret to quality and perfection.
It means that you are lovingly doing all of the things that bring out your absolute best.
The word ‘love’ is appropriate, because it is precisely right in both the meaning and the feeling that it carries.
Do all things lovingly; that is the secret to quality and perfection, and expecting nothing but perfection is the first step toward achieving it.
A loving devotion to quality allows no detail to be overlooked. It wants everything to be “just so”, nothing that might affect that which makes the performance spectacular can be neglected or regarded as trivial.
A compulsion to be tidy, orderly and well organized is a natural impulse and by-product in a workplace where quality is taken to heart.
While the ideal of perfection is always humbling, it should never be thought of as defeating. There is no rest when it comes to quality; therefore, quality must be an obsession.
The passionate pursuit of perfection is what gives work meaning and gratifies the human soul. When the work we do is the work we love, the results are a shining testament of quality.
Quality first, quality always is the mark of greatness; therefore choose to be great today!
13 Responses to “Do All Things Lovingly”
Liz June 29th, 2009 at 10:59 am
Very worthwhile pursuit. When you let this be your focus you will find many of your worries fall away.
Gary Ryan Blair June 29th, 2009 at 11:13 am
Thanks Liz and I could not agree more – Gary
Jon Winthorp June 30th, 2009 at 12:04 pm
I agree that loving what you do is key. It’s amazing how many people hate their jobs. How could one possibly be happy if they hate what they do all day long every day?
Stuart July 9th, 2009 at 9:26 am
Sadly doing what we hate is a symptom of this world. Yet if we pursue what we love we’ll find a life filled with passion and love. Not only that, but it will be more profitable too. It’s a pity people don’t realize this, but it is changing slowly.
Corinne Rodrigues July 10th, 2009 at 11:27 pm
Gary – Thanks for stopping by on my blog and your words of encouragement. You have a great website and are doing some wonderful work – very inspiring indeed. I’ll be visiting here very often!
Take care.
Corinne
Robin Bal July 26th, 2009 at 12:31 pm
Loving what you do, I agree is the key however it’s not always easy. I remember a line from a movie I saw long back- “if you love what you do, you never get old”. For example one of the reasons I blog is a passion for expression.
Short crisp post with a deep meaning.
Thanks.
Christopher Foster July 29th, 2009 at 1:40 pm
Great post Gary. I’m reminded of a quote from Kahlil Gibran, something to the effect, “he that bakes a loaf of bread without love bakes a bitter loaf that feeds but half man’s hunger.” I think I mangled the quote but that was the gist of it.
Don’t you think that another word that also applies here, right alongside with love, is character. We are concerned that what we do or say expresses the highest or truest quality of character we know.
By the way, many thanks for your kind comment left at my blog.
Eat Smart Age Smart July 29th, 2009 at 2:12 pm
Once you’ve discovered what it feels like to be passionate about what you do … it’s impossible to go back because it’s such an incredible high … why would you want to spend your days doing anything else but pursue your passion and “the” thing that makes worth getting up in the morning!
Thanks for reminding us all that finding and following your passion is the most important thing in life.
Sasi July 30th, 2009 at 7:47 pm
Very true !!
When you love what you do, the outcome will come naturally perfect.
Karen Mains August 8th, 2009 at 5:01 pm
Thank you for inviting me to read this… very neat
Dave August 9th, 2009 at 10:35 am
Great posts. Never been here but just learned some great ideas for analyzing my reactions.
Thanks….
Dave
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alone August 9th, 2009 at 4:26 pm
yeah. love first. and then the spirit will come!
David February 6th, 2010 at 8:33 pm
Mr. Blair,
What a shocker! I have been working/writing on this idea for about a year. I am still in the infant stages of my idea. But, in order to push myself, I requested to teach a class at my church this spring. So, in preparation, I started doing some web searches to see what is already out there. I am wonderfully surprised, while at the same time, a bit disappointed that I was not first.
I just purchased your book (paid for overnight shipping) and can’t wait to start reading it!
I was playing with the idea of “The Detail Do Matter / The Small Stuff Matters Most / That Which is Most Vital in the Pursuit of Excellence.
I am not sure what to do/how to proceed now. I do not want to steal any of our ideas, even though we share much of the same philosophy!
Any words of encouragement?
David LaDay