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The Big Weekend


I would like to discuss an aspect of leisureship. We are in the throes of a long holiday weekend and just spent Thanksgiving celebrating the blessings and giving thanks for everything we have been provided.
These weekends are supposed to be stress free and relaxing. We are supposed to spend time with family and friends enjoying their company. Thanksgiving is a great time for family, food and football. It is also a great time for leaders to relax and enjoy those three things. How did you spend your Thanksgiving? Sometimes people do other things during Thanksgiving evening and the weekend after.
Friday is dubbed black Friday for the amount of money spent at stores on great shopping deals. Do you venture out on black Friday? It is starting to bleed over into Thursday and become black Thursday. I think it is crazy that stores open on Thanksgiving. I say let your leaders and workers relax that day and come into work the next day ready to be met by all the turkey hangover shoppers.
Saturday and Sunday people are now starting to decorate their house for Christmas. This also is become a trend that is occurring earlier and even before Thanksgiving. I am a purest and would prefer not to see any Christmas Decorations lit up before Thanksgiving.
How did you spend all of your leisure time during this Thanksgiving weekend? After all it is about relaxing and rejuvenating yourself so you can be ready for the leadership challenges that confront you.
Here is a list of things you can do during this kickoff to the Holiday weekend.

·         Eat copious amounts of food

·         Laugh with family and friends

·         Cheer on your favorite football team

·         Shop for those great black Friday deals

·         Decorate your house for Christmas
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Mel said…
Hope you had a great Thanksgiving!
11:08 AM, November 26, 2012
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