Today is Sunday. It's 60, sunny and clear here in Denver. Although Sundays weren't always this nice... Both of my parents worked full-time when I was growing up. Weekends were sacred, if you asked me. I remember Sunday nights being a BIG deal. It was the night to prepare for the coming work week. It usually started around 1 or 2 p.m. but was rarely or directly ever spoken about. My mom would harp on my dad for not finishing the laundry over the weekend. Most likely she was anticipating a big meeting and needed an item in the current dirty laundry inventory. We rarely went out to dinner on Sunday nights, or anywhere else for that matter, unless it were a holiday or out of necessity (e.g. A new pair of nylons for my mom as any possible pairs had run or were not of the right hue to match said planned outfits for the week). With our sequestered Sundays came angst and anxiety, and of course neither were spoken of. It was just a constant feeling among our interactions throughout the day. As I started my post-undergrad, full-time work career, I began to notice a change in my own demeanor on Sunday nights. Irritable, inflexible, focused, anxious. Perhaps, could it be...? The ever-popular, well-known, but never-spoken of...Sunday syndrome?! Yes...yes it was... Okay, so where am I going with this? I'm all about sharing my own experiences to help others. Well, at some point in my life, more than a few years ago perhaps, things changed. No longer could I handle being held captive by the thoughts of my work week for an extra day. I realized it was only up to me to change things. Now free from my created constraints, I found Sundays to be one of my favorite days of the week. No more favored than any of the other six days though. I was just finally able to add it to the list. Not only have I found my Sundays more fulfilling, but every day comes with more joire de vive. And it was all due to...me! Think of what you can accomplish, just by changing your mindset. No more "Happy Fridays!" Happy EVERY day. No matter what may come your way. How do you enjoy every day? And if you don't, how will you? It's only just past two o'clock here...so much day ahead! Until then...happy Sunday!
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