Happy Monday

As I posted this morning, "Happy, happy Monday...just think, it could've gone another way this weekend, last night or this AM and you wouldn't be reading this message."

Last Thursday a co-worker remarked, "it's almost the weekend," sharing his enthusiasm for the upcoming weekend, while simultaneously implying his aversion to weekdays. A lot of us have similar mindsets (including yours truly) of living for the weekends. Wednesday is "humpday," Thursday is the day before and Friday at 5pm is the official beginning of the weekend. You can sense a change in the atmosphere at work and at home as adults and children become almost giddy with anticipation. This attitude then relegates Monday to the end of the weekend (good times had by all) and the beginning of another work week (less than good times had by any).

Leading me to this question: What happens Monday - Friday that is so unpleasant?

• we cook and eat
• we sleep and awaken
  
• we go to the gym
• we work
  
• we watch tv (entertain ourselves)
  
• we take care of our families
• we clean our homes
  
• we go out with friends
• we participate in hobbies
• we blog, tweet, friend, connect, etc.
• we bathe ourselves
• all-in-all, we live our lives
  

What is so bad about any of it? So why do we dread Mondays and weekdays and look forward to the weekends? These are the general activities of billions of people around the world. None of this is dreadful (except the gym thing, y'all pray for me).

The glaringly obvious answer is weekdays typically represent the work week. Which begs the question, what is so bad with working? Everyone works, from richest to poorest, smartest to dumbest, urbanite to farmer, royalty to peasant...in every corner of the globe. This then led me to another question: Do we dread Mondays because we have to work, the work do, where we work, when we work, etc.?

We shouldn't take our frustration and angst out on poor ole Monday and the other weekdays. If we are unfulfilled, unhappy or uninspired by our work, then we should get another job.

• Everyday is a gift, as we aren't promised any of them.
  
• Everyday is an opportunity to love, help, teach, encourage, inspire and forgive.
  
• Everyday is an another chance to get this thing called life right.

So, Happy Monday, it's just another day, no better or worse than any of the other six.