The Weekend Awaits

YOUR MINDFUL MOMENT

Saturday morning is ripe with optimism, isn’t it?

That gorgeous moment when you slowly open your eyes, comforted in the knowledge that you can finally let go of the week and the next 48 hours stretch out in front of you full of potential: the friends, the food, the relaxation…

For years, those moments were tied to the crack of a bottle cap.

The weekend only really started when your first drink was poured (assuming, of course, that it didn’t start the night before).

And you probably still want that feeling — that weekend-ness — even if you’re rethinking the drinking part.

Good news: you can keep it. All of it. The ritual, the reward, the exhale.

You just need to reclaim it on your own terms. Because the weekend feeling isn’t just about the alcohol. It’s the signpost to what you really want. It’s jut not always pointing to the best path.

What you can do

• If your week is full of parties, lunches and get-togethers, then protect your weekends fiercely. This is your time to be with the people you truly want to spend time with (even if that happens to be just you).

• Plan some downtime activities that actually uplift your quality of life. Anything from a massage to a winter walk in nature to a hot-chocolate-and-a-good-book-moment could work, as long as it’s something that nourishes your soul.