The Week Starts on Sunday…
Have you noticed how a lot of business calendars these days have the first day of the week as Monday? Actually, calendars have been sliding that way for a while, but I’m beginning to notice it more and more these days. It’s like the entire world is shifting to the idea that the most important thing in life is getting up Monday morning and heading off to work.
But, this simply is not the case.
Job burnout and overall distaste for where one works at is at an all time high. Many people simply are not happy with their lives. Could it be a result of the fact that many are geared to think Monday is the first day of the week? If your mindset is one of work, work, work, then you may quickly discover the old cliche – “All work and no play makes Jack a very dull boy.”
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Sometimes the best advice is simply to hold fast and hold tight. As we journey through this thing we call life there are many ups and downs, as well as curves and corners along the way. Life is fragile and fickle and you just never really know what might be around the next corner. I just heard a news story about a woman who’s been forced out of her home, and is now living in her car. The most striking part of the story revolved around the fact that she sounded happy! That’s right, she sounded happy while talking about the fact that her car is a little more cramped than the three bedroom condo she used to live in. But, even in the midst of losing her house, and having to live in her car, she was happy.
Could it be that she’s discovered the secret of the phrase hold fast and hold tight? She readily admitted she’s in her situation because she over-extended herself and also went into a condo payment she couldn’t afford. Now as we find ourselves in the midst of a mortgage crisis, she’s lost her house. But, she also knows life will turn around once again. Perspective is everything. When faced with difficult situations in life we can determine our reaction. We will either freeze up and fall into a victim mindset – or – we will hold fast and hold tight resting in the knowledge that things will turn around.
So, whatever you might be facing today, I hope you will find encouragement in the phrase — Hold fast and hold tight.
A Fellow Sojourner,
Dr. Rus
I stumbled across a wonderful idea for Wednesday’s. I subscribe to a few other blogs which I read on a regular basis. One of my favorite blogs pointed me to the Cultural Watercooler today. It’s a fascinating site, and hopefully in the days ahead, I’ll start contributing to it too.
In the meantime, feel free to check out the cooler today. It’s a living discussion about favorite books.
Jump to the Watercooler Wednesday blog here!
A Fellow Sojourner,
Dr. Rus
