Thank God It’s Monday
Dude, you are writing a piece titled Thank God It’s Monday on an Friday? Who is going to tell him it’s Friday? Do you work on the weekends or something? What wrong with you?
I’ll get to these questions. The 9–5 weekday work culture sees Friday as the day to exhale. You are looking forward to the two days known as the weekend giving you the opportunity to do what you want to do or just chill. Two days of not having to think about work, not have to keep up with any tasks. You can recharge and attend events or hang out with friends. Parents with a little one or one’s shuttle their child to their soccer or basketball games. You may bring your child to their friends birthday party and have a cold one with other adults and multitask listening to other parents reasons on why they hate their job while keeping an eye on your child.
No day is celebrated like Friday. There are songs written about this day. Like this old school classic by Johnny Kemp.
Nothing like getting your paycheck on Friday and being free to do what you want, well at least for the next two days then it’s time to go back to work. The Culture even made a movie about Friday with the great Donna Summer, RIP, singing the title song.
So why would someone want to be thankful for Monday? This is the most dreaded day on the calendar. There is only one instance where Monday changes from the most dreaded to a favorite day of the week. It’s when a Monday lands on a holiday making it a three day weekend, giving Tuesday the dubious honors of the most dreaded day of the week. Monday is the day you have to go back to your morning routine of getting ready, get a workout in (if you have the discipline), prepare your lunch, coffee or healthy smoothie to go, shuttle the kids to school or daycare and begin the work you dread. Friday is so popular the term “Hump Day” for Wednesday only exists, because you are half way to Friday.
Counting down to Friday is in a way discounting Monday-Thursday. If you are reading this, you have been blessed with life, the ability to make the most out of your situation and the most out of your day. You are doing better than most with your wireless connection and tablet, laptop or phone you are scrolling on right now. I’ve travelled the world and spoke to many people in a more dire need than myself and some have possessed a happiness greater than I can imagine. Their basic needs are met and for them success is not climbing the corporate ladder and moving into a house or buying a car that will run up their credit, kill their savings plan and destroy their income. They take each day as it is and are thankful for it.
When you are moving forward towards your purpose in life and have the ability to live out your dreams of writing for a living, then each day becomes more special. It’s not a job you hate or have to get your mind to think about on Sunday night. Many of us will have to work the job we don’t care for until what we want to do begins to flourish. When you have a plan and make steps toward making it a reality, you mindset changes. It’s no longer a stuck in a job mentality, it’s I’m here until what I am preparing for begins to flourish.
Everyday is a blessing and each day you should do your best to take advantage of it. Just skating by Monday — Thursday with only a countdown mindset to Friday is basically wasting your days. You just passed by the majority of your week. The most valuable item you have is time. You can’t buy more time, you have what you have. None of us know when your time is going to run out. Your most valuable resource are the days of the week that includes Monday. Utilitize each day to its full potential and thank God for each day. So yes, I thank God for Friday, but I also thank God for Monday as well.
