We don’t usually relish the idea of another Monday coming around. Especially when you’re still active in the workplace. Mondays have earned the term “manic,” because no one likes returning to the mundane = the routine – the boredom, etc. Today happens to be Thank God it’s Monday Day. I’m not sure who makes up these special days of the year, but this one has a lot going for it. Even though many suicides occur on Monday = in spite of the fact that we’ve just come off of two days of rest and relaxation – the return to a job that doesn’t stimulate, excite or fulfill – Mondays don’t have to be a call to be depressed or despondent. Think of Mondays as a new, fresh start. This first day after the weekend should stir your imagination, allow a new outlook and positive thoughts about the week ahead.

Monday can be the first day of the rest of your life if you let it. You can ask God to erase all the mistakes of last week and the weekend and start over. If you were blessed to attend church yesterday, you have an advantage, because God has promised to be with you in all circumstances – even the tough ones.

Did you know that YouTube was created on a Monday in 2005? Think of all the hours of entertainment that has provided for the past 19 years. Or maybe not. In 1936. Jesse Owens won the first gold medal at the Berlin Olympics. He also proved that sports can easily win over politics and racism. The Beatles an appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show on a Monday in 1964, creating their “new” kind of music. Instead of looking at Monday as a day of doom, think of it as a do-over day. Sometimes the hardest door to open is our own. We often need a push on the backside to get started, but looking at what’s on the other side of that door will open a whole new adventure.

“The best way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” —Walt Disney