This week is your life
Tuesday, May 4, 2010 at 02:46PM I've been thinking a lot about impermanance lately, and noticed something funny about the way most people (myself included) approach the week:
MONDAY The week is young. At first, we're reluctant to begin... the weekend in bed was so comfortable. Now we're thrust out into this harsh world and forced to work. But by the end of the day, we're getting into the work mindset.
TUESDAY We're getting our bearings on the week. We know what's ahead and we're preparing for it. We're getting caught up and doing meaningful work.
WEDNESDAY The halfway point. We've made it to the middle and we are in the groove. The week is unlikely to surprise us now. We feel productive. We feel a sense of mastery over the week.
THURSDAY The big push. We're going to get things done today so that tomorrow can be a softer transition into the weekend. We're checking in with our co-workers and employees. We're surveying. This has been a good week.
FRIDAY The end is in sight. We open the windows and let the breeze in. We take a long lunch. In the afternoon, we stop a little early and converse with our friends at work. We laugh. We take stock of the week behind and are worry-free about the week ahead, because we have a nice long weekend ahead of us.
SATURDAY Oh the freedom. We wake up late. We recuperate. We wander and explore. We watch movies and read magazines and ride bikes. We delight in our well-earned respite.
SUNDAY The end is near. We try to squeeze the hours out of the day. We savor them. As night approaches... the dread of the week ahead. How did the weekend go so fast?
What occured to me is that each week is like a little microcosm of your life. Reread the summary week above but imagine that each day is a decade of your life and that Sunday night is your last. Pretty spot on, right?
Which makes me think... perhaps each week is a "practice life" – a sort of rehearsal of the life stages we're all going to go through. How would you change the way you approach your week knowing that it's an analogous to your life story?


