Monday blues or Monday boost? It's all about perspective

AH, MONDAY - the day that seems to carry the collective sigh of the entire world. The alarm clock blares, the weekend already feels like a distant memory, and your to-do list is staring back at you like a mountain too high to climb. It’s no surprise that the term “Monday Blues” exists. For many of us, it feels like the hardest day of the week.

But maybe - just maybe - we’re looking at it all wrong.

Yes, Mondays are tough. They demand a restart. They pull us out of our comfort zones and back into routine, structure, and responsibility. It’s easy to dread the transition from Sunday rest to Monday rush. But buried in the Monday grind is something beautiful: opportunity.

Think about it - every time we wake up to a new day, it’s not by chance. It’s a gift. The very fact that we have been given another Monday means that God isn’t done with us yet. There’s still something He needs us to do, someone He needs us to inspire, or something He’s calling us to build or repair. That in itself is powerful.

Instead of seeing Monday as a schlep, why not see it as a challenge? The starting line of a new week’s race. A moment to reset goals, refocus our energy, and realign our hearts. When we shift our mindset, we realise that Monday is not the enemy - it’s the launchpad.

And have you noticed? Once you get through Monday, the rest of the week seems to flow. Tuesday feels lighter. Wednesday comes with its mid-week motivation. By Thursday, we’re hitting our stride. But it all starts with how we treat Monday.

So next time your alarm goes off and that wave of Monday dread hits you, remember this: you are awake, you are breathing, and you have purpose. Mondays don’t have to be miserable. They can be meaningful. They can be the beginning of something great - if you let them.

Let’s not drag our feet through the start of the week. Let’s rise with purpose. Because if God saw fit to give us another Monday, then it means He’s not finished writing our story.

And that is something worth waking up for, don't you think?