Monday, Monday

Monday morning is the best time for me to sit down and write. Although it may be an unpopular opinion, Monday mornings energize me! It is my time to envision, create, and focus.

I’m inclined to discuss the concept of ambition. There is so much toxic positivity out in the world, and my aim is to not promote more of that here. Instead, I want to unpack the idea of ambition in a different way than how we normally think of it. I often see my classmates, personal friends, and colleagues hit the wall Monday morning because the thought of grinding through another 5 day work week seems nearly impossible to achieve. I wonder what this struggle is - is it burnout? Exhaustion? Or perhaps it is the grueling and flooding thoughts that the end goal seems so far away. Are Monday mornings so terrible because Friday 5pm seems so far away? I wonder if the end goal of completing another work week is the goal that gets us out of bed and towards the coffee pot, or is it the thing that’s slowly killing us…?

I swear to you - I do not have the answer wrapped up in a bow titled “How to love your Monday mornings.” I’m here to ask the question of why. So why do I love Monday mornings, and others despise it? I speculate that it may have something to do with disassociating from my to-do lists, and bring my attention towards my journal, this blog, and my pinterest board. I usually am not hitting the ground running, instead I take the time to get my yoga and meditation practice in and be still. To apply the psychology of habits to this topic, it is possible that integrating wellness and mindfulness into the dreaded early hours of Monday may make it a bit more restful and ultimately energizing.

I’m not advocating for an answer here. It may not be possible to make the space for this mindset shift. Sometimes reality rules. I hope a takeaway from this blog post is to pause, listen, and make one small change to be kinder to yourself. Maybe you already love Monday mornings like me. Let me know what you think.