How to experience a weekend feeling every day - even during the week!

in #life6 years ago (edited)

A day is just a day - and you determine for a large part how much fun that day is going to be. So let's see how you experience the weekend feeling every day.

I wish it was just weekend again
Do you live from weekend to weekend? Then I have good news for you: it's time to tackle your life. Why is that good news? Because it is very nice work, that's why.

Because you know, one day is just a day. The Earth revolves around her axis and travels her daily 2,572 million kilometers on her orbit around the sun.

The sun rises and goes down. Day Night. Day Night.

And at no point in the world is anything or anyone other than a human being or a computer busy with the question: which day is it?

The migratory birds simply pull. The water buffalo calmly continues. And the ducks in the ditch are just as enthusiastic about constipating white bread on Saturday as on a weekday Thursday.

The ancient Romans lived with an 8-day week. Some medieval calendars even worked with a 9-day week and the ancient Egyptians and Chinese even with a 10-day week. But weeks of 5, 6 and 13 days also occurred in different cultures.

And an old Balinese calendar even used weeks from 1 to 10 days in one year. Nice and inefficient.

So the question is: why do we let our mood depend on the name of the day that we ourselves have called into existence?

The economy of course
Yes - because we have to work. Because we have organized society in such a way that we have to do things during the week that we do not feel like, and are 'free' of these obligations during the weekend.

It started at primary school (Wednesday was a kind of half weekend) and continued in the rest of our lives.

You do stupid things during the week, you do fun things in the weekend.

And if you look at it like this, it is logical that Monday is seen as the stupidest day of the week, and the Friday night as the finest moment. In the first case there are five 'stupid days' for you, and in the second case two 'nice days'.

Well - even wild dolphins, elephants and chimpanzees (the smartest animals on Earth) do not understand this. A day is a day. Ready.

And of course they are right
Yes. And in that respect we can learn a lot from those ducks in the ditch. Or the bumblebees in your garden, the pigeons on your roof or the worms under the tiles you put on a free Saturday.

Every day is a blank page. A unique opportunity to live your life. To experience what can be experienced. To learn, to grow, to succeed and to fail. To enjoy, to laugh, to cry, to stumble and to pick up.

Every day starts without pretension. Without judgment. Without expectation. It is a new opportunity, a new beginning. A shy morning sun above an awakening city full of people and animals.

People full of expectations, dreams, goals, problems, frustrations and hopes. And birds, insects and mice - all with a focus on the moment. Animals that today simply do what they do today.

Who are not - like people - busy with the label of this day, but with the day itself.

But animals do not have to earn money. That's right. And you do not have to feel bad because the day is called 'Monday' or 'Tuesday' by your diaries, colleagues and devices.

All you have to do is stretch yourself, be grateful that you are there and experience this new day full of surrender and enjoy as much as possible what comes your way.

A bit like a cat actually.

This is how you experience the weekend feeling during the week
Okay - all very annoying. Because you came here for practical tips. Not for philosophical stuff about animals and Roman calendars.And there you go. Because that expectation makes you feel frustrated now. Just like the expectation you have at the next Monday.

Anyway. I understand you. So I have tips. And I have to mention that I have already banned weekends and 'grown-ups' years ago. I often take a break in the weekend (because it is practical as all my friends are free). But I do not see a Saturday as better than a Monday, or vice versa.

In that respect I am just such a cute fluffy hamster who is washing himself. Or a scattering chicken that comfortably takes a dust bath. Or - and that is my favorite - a seagull that is so touchingly in the grass to bring up earthworms.

Except that I'm a lot less cute. But then I can type nice again.

Good. The tips.

  • Practice mindfulness. Teach yourself to live more often in the moment. You can do this with small exercises. Like eating something with full attention, or doing your work with full attention. Or just listen to what you hear around you. Here you can find more tips.
  • Make your life less stupid. Make a list of reasons why you hate Mondays. Make the list as complete as possible, and then see if and how you can solve these issues. Maybe you can do small smart things to make your Mondays more fun? Like planning something nice in the evening, or making your mornings easier by preparing your breakfast.
  • Make your weekday life more fun. We often set out fun things until those two days in the weekend. But the weekend often feels like it is fun - so you do not have to make it even more fun. Why do not you just go out for dinner on Tuesday or go to the movies on Monday?
  • Feel grateful every day. Also during the week. Write down what you are grateful for that day.
  • Realize that a day is neutral. Yes, you have things to do. But that does not mean that the day is by definition fine or not nice. It is what you make of it.
  • Working does not mean less fun. You can use your work or education as a place to develop yourself, to be mindful, to enjoy, to laugh, to make friends or to challenge yourself.
  • Make sure your work suits you better. If your work feels much more like playing - as an extension of your interests and talents - then you can not wait until you can get back to work. With small (and large) adjustments in your work life you can ensure that your work suits you more. Making you do it with more pleasure.
  • If you really start the week with stomach pain, seek help and take steps. It is not desirable that you live from weekend to weekend. If you do that for too long, you work on burnout and / or depression. A day can be nicer than the other, but getting stomach pain from Monday is a clear sign that something is not right.
  • Treat yourself to fine things. For example, develop a nice morning routine for yourself. In which you do things that make you feel good, like yoga, write in your diary and meditate. That way you start calm and happy every day. Also weekdays.
  • Make sure you can look forward to something. And I do not only mean the end of the work week, but also on a weekday.
  • Give yourself nice challenges. Write down three things tonight that you want to reach tomorrow. And start working with the most important item tomorrow morning. This way your days get more content and you experience more satisfaction.
  • See every day as a new opportunity. Let the day come over you. Live with less expectations and more awareness. A Tuesday is no different than a Saturday. The only thing that is different is that which you do. But that does not mean that the day is less fun.
  • Do you have irregular working days? Replace 'weekend' and 'Saturday and Sunday' in this article with your days off. The tips are still largely applicable. Live from day to day with fewer expectations. And enjoy it, even if you are not free.

You only have one life
The point is ultimately simple: you only have one life. One stream of consciousness. And one moment is in essence no better than the other moment.

It is just consciousness. You are there, and you experience something. I understand that you would rather be on the couch than work that you do not feel like doing. But that does not change the fact that it is your expectations that make the bank happy and the work to.

When you let life come over you, everything becomes more fun, more wonderful and more neutral in a good way. You just enjoy every day, instead of just that Saturday and Sunday.

Because you know - it's just a waste of your life to only fully enjoy 29% of your days.

Credits to:  Jelle Hermus dutch Author about positivity

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