"Everybody's workin' for the Weekend"-Really?

Here is how the week usually goes. . .

Monday:I wake up and hear in my head "It's just another Manic Monday, wish it was Sunday. . . ".....then as I sit up in bed I also here the catchy little tune, "Put one foot in front of the other. . . " Ugggh It's Monday

Tuesday: "It's Tuesday, why does it feel like Monday still?"

Wednesday: "It's "Hump Day"!!! Once I get over the hump it's all down hill from here baby!"

Thursday: "Is it Friday yet?"

Friday: " T.G.I.F.......how slow could one day move!!!???"

Though it pains me to admit it, this is how I often go about my week-wishing for the weekend, and when it comes-lamenting that it has gone by too fast. This can't be the way it's supposed to be right? Especially as a Christian woman-right? It definitely can be a job and a half to keep perspective-I want to live the abundant life that Christ promises and so often that comes down to my attitude and choosing his view on things as opposed to my narrow perspective of the moment.

Too often I cheat myself out of the treasures in my day--seeing my less than perfect, low paying job for all it's glass-half-empty nuances, instead of looking on the bright side.I don't want to live my life waiting for whats next-whether its my next job posititon- or simply the weekend. It's like eating a great dinner but you don't even notice because all you can think about is dessert- and the tricky little part is that you don't even know if there is a dessert menu! By this I simply mean that the weekend may never come, and why wish away today waiting for the weekend in your life (whatever that might be in the moment), when today is really all we have.

None of this is earth shattering, I'm aware. Ecclesiastes claim of "Nothing new under the sun," has kept me humble in that regard for some time now-but sadly its the things we ought to know that I need daily reminding of. Well thanks for "listening" in on my little rant-I hope we can all take today for what its worth and remember that our limited perspective never really can see how much a moment, a day, a friendly smile and hello, or a job well done-however simple it may be- is really worth.

-M.W.