TGIF: Maybe Your Vocation Needs A Permanent Vacation?
Today is Friday.
Are you on your knees thanking God for that?
Does that reality bring out a sigh of relief to you?
“Friday. Finally…Thank God. I never thought I’d make it…”
If you’ve been counting down the seconds till Friday, the "weekend" is practically a mirage shimmering in the workweek desert for you. Saturdays are spectacular. But then Sundays turn into a pre-Monday blues buffet — dreading the main course.
I get it, some Mondays are rough regardless of how much you love your work.
But if EVERY Monday you’re singing the blues, they're not just the Monday blues, they’re a neon sign flashing: "SOS: Permanent Vacation Required!”
Hear me out, because the truth is, your work life shouldn't always suck. It shouldn’t always be a blues song. You have the power to rewrite your job description.
Not sure where to start?
Here are a few helpful questions to ask:
What truly lights your vocational fire?
That is, what makes you lose track of time, the kind of thing that makes even Monday morning feel like an adventure?
What's your deepest longing?
Is it connection, creativity, purpose? What piece of your soul is yearning to be heard?
What do you REALLY want out of this precious life?
Is it a career that sparks your passion, projects that crackle with joy, or a job that's more like “Parks & Rec” than “The Twilight Zone”?
These questions might feel a little scary, like stepping off a familiar cliff into the unknown. But trust me, the view from the other side is breathtaking.
When you start listening to your soul's whispers, you gain clarity, direction, and the courage to chase your true north.
Ask the big questions, embrace the unknown, and rewrite your job description into a vocation from which you don’t need 52 weeks of vacation.
Yes, the blues is a great music genre, but not so great if you’re always singing the same sad song:
“I got dem Monday, Monday, Monday morning blues…again.”
It's time to sing a new tune. 😎