How many times did you hear or read, "TGIF" today? As I logged onto Facebook this morning I read it a couple of times. Everyone is thankful for the weekend and some are just thankful for it to be Friday.
Today at work, we said to each other, "You doing anything fun this weekend?" or "Have a great weekend," "See ya on Monday."
Those two special days of the week, Saturday and Sunday hold so many hopes for everyone. It's a release from the daily grind. The pressures of the week. Many choose to sleep in, or get up early and make the most of the day. Sometimes we pack the weekends with so much fun (or alcohol) that our Monday mornings are miserable because we didn't rest at all.
But Friday offers us hope for some reason. Hope for something better to come...even if it's just for a couple of days.
So here's what I'm thinking: I know Monday through Friday is crazy. Work schedules, family schedules, extra-curricular activities, homework, late evenings, fast food, etc. But why can't we try to make the work week meaningful too? I mean, what if we didn't make it to the weekend? My point is this, we always waiting for something better to come...it's always in the future. Why can't we make our reality better now? I believe we're in total control of that. So what if someone is ticking you off, if your job sucks, if your schedule is hectic...do something out of the ordinary. I know you can't do this every day of your life.
My challenge is this: next week pick a day. I don't care, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and do something you wouldn't normally do. Drink two glasses of wine at dinner...meet friends for dinner...go see a movie by yourself or with friends...take a long way home (I did this tonight and it's surprisingly refreshing). Don't cheat yourself by only giving yourself two days a week to relax and have fun. Embrace the now.
Embrace the now.
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