Mondays…

Most days of the week don’t mean a whole lot to me.   Actually, most days in general are just another day.    I don’t focus my mind on the time of the day or on which day on the calendar it is…   but I certainly know when it’s Monday.

My job is pretty 9-5 M-F.   And, after my two days of glorious freedom, I’m back in a 12 by 8 office that serves as my home away from home.  I do a lot of good things here, but often it still feels like I am working towards the end of the long day.    And Monday’s tend to feel like the longest, for me.

I have a bit of a bear personality, that lives in side of me.    Loyal and chill most of the time, but on Monday’s, I can tend to be a bit…   growly and easily irritated…

I’m aware of my nature but others certainly can’t always be, and they certainly aren’t looking for someone with an uneven keel because it’s the start of the week.

I overcome a lot of it by being more reflective and peaceful on Mondays, and easing myself into the rest of the week.     I try to be more passive and observant on these days, rather than run in and trying to be something I am not, I accept what I am and what I am not.

I am a bear at times.   I am NOT a Monday person.   (Irony: I was born on a Monday).

Although the idea of having an inner wild animal that can become zen instantly is very quaint, it has often been very difficult for me, at times.   Meditation and self reflection has aided me quite a bit.

No matter how tame a wild animal can seem to be, they can always let loose and be unpredictable.    This is naturally, just the way it is in the wild, but certainly this is NOT appropriate for our day to day lives.

It’s often easier for me to see how everything else fits together in nature, than to figure out my own place in this world.    But, when I actually retreat out into world…   and sit in the grass, feel the sun on me or the breeze, I instantly am more peaceful.    My inner bear, can run free and wild, and I let it.

Without even practicing any meditation techniques or anything, just by merely enjoying all that nature has to offer makes me feel better.    (A very difficult thing to accept in the technological age).   But, meditation, fresh air, seeing and hearing the birds, smelling the flowers, seeing the critters, etc.   It all adds up to just another day.    Nothing special about Monday’s, good or bad.

Taking it all in, I come back more serene and relaxed…    but still ready for Tuesday….

E’s words for the day:  Is inner peace or world peace more difficult?   Find it within and you won’t help but see it all around you.