what we really mean is that we're not willing to start whatever-it-is today, right now. that's fine. feeling better about ourselves can wait. accomplishing something worthwhile can wait. we've waited this long. what hardship a few more days until the glory of monday rolls back around and success is guaranteed?
pleeeeeeease examine a few things with me. first, why are mondays so much more motivating? what gives the first day of the work week first dibs as to when we begin a new exercise regimen or work schedule? well, you can do the shopping and errand running necessary for new projects or fitness goals over the weekend. monday's love to-do lists. monday's bring with them a sense of renewal; "i screwed up last week, but now my ability to have a "perfect" week increases!" i'm not sure why we give a monday start-day so much credit, considering that by friday night we have inevitably forgotten or put off SOMETHING.
there is a pattern here; monday promises glory that it, itself cannot fulfill. monday has no power on any other day, except as a crutch on which procrastination can lean. oh, and it will lean! by endowing monday with powers it does not possess, we are lovingly inviting failure week in and week out. and we do fail and procrastination's best pal, disappointment, creeps in. then monday's dictatorial ways leave our disappointed selves waiting until next monday, all the while convinced that those few more days of self-loathing will transform into an impenetrable resolve. sure! why not? that's why we've been so successful in the past. we've been so dedicated for so long that we couldn't possibly feel better about how we look and treat our bodies. we are disciplined in taking time-outs and meditative breaks. our homes are the sanctuaries we want them to be! oh wait...
my sweet, sweet friends, puh-leeez (lots of pleading here),
can we embrace today without caring what day of the week it is? can we strive every single morning to begin anew AND stalwart in what's truly important in our lives? and yes, can we do this in the face of hardship, disappointment or even despair?
there is something so beautiful about waking up to see another day. i'm less of a morning person than garfield, but i know that when i open my eyes to the sun, i must be grateful for breath and the opportunity i have to be my best self. today. not compared to yesterday and not with stress over how i'll top myself tomorrow. so, monday, it's been real. but i'm going to do my best each day without caring where you sit on my week's calendar. everyone, please feel free to join me.
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