Monday Blues

Yes, it is Monday once again.....

So really what causes the Monday blues? I seem to be enveloped in this god awful feeling every well...Monday.

According to the author David of the blog, Money Ning:
"Every time we make negative comments about Monday, we are convincing ourselves that Monday is no good. We are in effect “selling” Monday Blues to ourselves." (Makes sense to me because in effect we are "psyching ourselves out" to create a repeated or habitual behavior of negative thought regarding this day.)

Tips to beating the blues:
1. What and how
What you do is not important, it is how you do it. Whatever you do, do it with deep alertness; then even small things become sacred. You can clean the floor like a robot; you have to clean it, so you clean it.
But it could have been a great experience; you missed it.
You cleaned the floor and that would have cleansed you. Clean the floor full of awareness; be luminous with awareness.

2. Remember yourself
One thing has to be a continuous thread: remember yourself.
While walking, say, "I am walking." While sitting, say, "I am sitting."
And feel the shift in your awareness. There will be a sudden spark.

3. Are you a perfectionist? (OMG this is so me!)
Beware! What counts is being total, not perfect. This brings out the best in you. The very idea of perfectionism drives people crazy.
The perfectionist is bound to be neurotic. S/he cannot enjoy life till s/he is perfect. And perfection never happens, it is not in the nature of things.

Life is imperfect. Only death is perfect. Totality is possible, perfection is not possible.
There is a huge difference between perfection and totality. Perfection is a goal for the future, totality is an experience now. If you can get into any act with your whole heart, you are total. Totality brings wholeness, health and sanity.

The perfectionist forgets about totality. There is a big gap between how s/he is and how s/he wants to be.

And, of course, change can't happen now, it is always tomorrow or the day after. So life is postponed.

These are small tools, but they will help you see the gap between workdays and holidays decreasing. You will eagerly wait for work to begin.

Websites:
http://www.rediff.com/getahead/2005/mar/07work.htm
http://www.proz.com/translation-articles/articles/73/1/Say-Goodbye-to-the-Monday-Blues
http://moneyning.com/motivation/motivation-monday-dont-sell-monday-blues-to-ourselves/