What is The Sunday Special? The Sunday Special is a series of blogs devoted to Sunday’s what they are for and all about.

As many of us know, Sunday is considered the day of rest. Sunday is a good day to snuggle up with those you love and enjoy them, the day, surroundings, love and life itself. Too many times, we fail to reflect on the meaning of life and our lives and think it is all about the grind and struggle, but in actuality it is the opposite. It is to have the mindset of humbleness, gratefulness, love and to live life the way it was envisioned – with peace. It is to enjoy today and be in the now.

Looking at the picture above, let me tell you what Sunday (or your equivalent day) should mean to us. Sunday should be the most important day in our whole entire week. Sunday in the picture is not at the top of the stack, but at the bottom and for good reason. Sunday should be the base for your soul. Sunday, in Christian religions and faiths, is considered to be the day of worship and rest. It is the day that our Lord God finished making the heavens and the earths and rested.

Sunday, the end of the weekend for some, the beginning of a new week for others, should always be treated with high regard and respect regardless how you see it. Normally on Sundays some of us kick back to some sports (on TV or outside), while other worship and others yet pick up and work on pet projects, Sundays are that day that we kick back. Kiddos normally do not have anything going on, many stores are closed, Sundays are held in high regard in our communities by many. Sunday should be a day that you not only recharge your spirit and self via devotion, family, relaxation, etc, but it should also serve as your preparation to embark on your journey for the coming week as well. In the same breath, Sunday should be a day filled with love and peace, not a lot of running around and errands, but smelling the roses, hugging our loved ones, being still and embracing life in all its glory.

I know some of us, for reasons beyond our control, cannot enjoy the day like we want. Some of us travel on Sunday to go back home from vacation, or head out to the next client site for the week; we understand that life sometimes does not and can not stop on Sunday’s. But just because of this, it does not mean that you can succumb to the pressures of not being able to enjoy your Sunday. Keep things / thoughts with you to bring you to your point of peace on this day amongst these travels, so that you can keep yourself grounded. Be it a call back home, sending text messages or emails to your loved ones, social networking, reading scriptures, being still and breathing nice and easy, take time to relax and love yourself as many of us do and experience life between your spurts.

We all have lives that are challenging and hard, but make sure that you treat your Sundays as the foundation for your life. Like the rocks, the Sunday base rock holds all the rest of days (rocks) together. Even though the picture may seem unreal, trust me it is real and these rocks do balance . As much as the other rocks will move, shift, fall off, Sunday never will. Sunday will always be there to support you through thick or thin. Just make sure that you keep Sunday first and foremost in your life and it will reciprocate. If your Sunday is really a Wednesday or a Monday, then make those days “Your Sunday” each and every week, no excuses.

All of us can only go so long before we need to slow down, recharge, re-energize. Don’t pass up the opportunity given to many of us to enjoy your day with family, friends, food, fun, peace, relaxation and love. Be true to yourself and enjoy yourself on your Sunday. It will make a world of difference!