Happy Labor Day
Labor Day used to be a depressing day for me. It marks the unofficial end to summer, and that makes me very blue. I don’t do winter gracefully. Today, however, I’ve come to appreciate Labor Day in a new way.
This morning I’ve spent some time thinking about what Labor Day really is, and what it means to me. I know that originally it was a holiday for the labor union, but it has evolved to honor and recognize the labors of each and everyone of us. My yoga class this morning added to the conversation I was having with myself about the beauty of Labor Day. The instructor said the theme of our class this week was “R&R from our labors of the world.” She talked about how Labor Day is not for one specific religion or group of people, but it’s for each and everyone of us. It’s a day to show gratitude to those around us who work really hard and to appreciate our own labors.
Celebrate this day however you wish. A nap, a cookout, going out to lunch on your lunch hour, reading a book, hiking, playing football, whatever your heart desires and deserves.
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It’s such a great holiday for all the reasons you mentioned. I do get the association with it signaling the end of summer, though. It seems like summer really starts with Memorial Day and ends with Labor Day, rather than the actual solstice and equinox. And of course, I associate both with swimming and barbequing.
Great words of wisdom, and I love the picture.