It’s Friday and #FridayFeeling is now trending #1 on Twitter. It’s interesting how in a world where so many people work weekend shifts, and/or are plugged in and “working” nights and weekends, that we can still get so excited by the fact that it is Friday.
Maybe Friday is and will become more of a state of mind—a day that says we should look forward to a break, some down time, a respite from the usual drudgery of work, sleep, back to work again, punctuated by all the little daily tasks that come in-between. For those that work weekends, Friday may be their Monday. For others, Friday may be the first day of their weekend, and it’s back to work on Sunday. Still for others, it may be that many of their friends have weekends off and they find a way to celebrate and embrace that Friday feeling even though they have work the next day.
Since the idea of stepping back, chilling out, and taking a real break does seem to really matter to a lot of people; why is it that we feel the need to stay plugged in? And how much does our work culture interfere not only with our need for balance, but with our ability to find, build and sustain satisfying intimate relationships? In many large cities singles complain about how hard it is to meet people due to a culture of work. Then there are all the couples who lament how difficult it is to find couple time, time for sex—and just time to be there in the moment for one another.
The popularity of #FridayFeeling should be a reminder to all of us of what we need to enhance the quality of our lives. Take time every day to chill out, share a hug and/or a word of thanks or encouragement—Then on Friday, you can look forward to uninterrupted time enjoying those relationships you have been nurturing.
