There are a lot of songs I could have chosen for Labor Day but Dolly Parton is a classic and she hasn't made a showing yet on the experiment and deserves to!
I confess. I really, really, REALLY like Dolly. I like her singing, I like her laugh, I like her acting. I just really like her. She's smart, down-to-earth and one of the last good ones left. In 9 to 5, which became a movie, she co-stars with another great actress (her singing really leaves much to be desired - ha!) Lily Tomlin.
9 to 5 is about that day in and day out grind of a work day, just trying to make enough to get by while living for the weekend and 2 days off. I get that but it makes me sad. It's too bad that more of us can't find jobs that feed us as people, that energize us, that use our giftings. It's sad that it is so rare to find a job like that. Nothing bugs me more than to hear people on Monday counting down the days to the weekend coming up. Especially at a workplace where we are working on behalf of others who are working hard to introduce kids to Jesus. I get that some days are harder than others but REALLY?! Now. I would totally get it coming from someone who works in a coal mine or some sort of dangerous, hard labor, pays next to nothing job. But in jobs that hold a higher mission and purpose? C'mon. Either get a grip and adjust your attitude or go and find a job somewhere that you will feel fulfilled at. Okay, I'll get off the soapbox I didn't mean to climb up on. :)
Oh and lest you actually believe that Labor Day is for celebrating end-of-summer with a BBQ and driving around drunk click here for the history of it!
Happy Labor Day to the working man and woman!
9 to 5
9 to 5 Trailer
I confess. I really, really, REALLY like Dolly. I like her singing, I like her laugh, I like her acting. I just really like her. She's smart, down-to-earth and one of the last good ones left. In 9 to 5, which became a movie, she co-stars with another great actress (her singing really leaves much to be desired - ha!) Lily Tomlin.
9 to 5 is about that day in and day out grind of a work day, just trying to make enough to get by while living for the weekend and 2 days off. I get that but it makes me sad. It's too bad that more of us can't find jobs that feed us as people, that energize us, that use our giftings. It's sad that it is so rare to find a job like that. Nothing bugs me more than to hear people on Monday counting down the days to the weekend coming up. Especially at a workplace where we are working on behalf of others who are working hard to introduce kids to Jesus. I get that some days are harder than others but REALLY?! Now. I would totally get it coming from someone who works in a coal mine or some sort of dangerous, hard labor, pays next to nothing job. But in jobs that hold a higher mission and purpose? C'mon. Either get a grip and adjust your attitude or go and find a job somewhere that you will feel fulfilled at. Okay, I'll get off the soapbox I didn't mean to climb up on. :)
Oh and lest you actually believe that Labor Day is for celebrating end-of-summer with a BBQ and driving around drunk click here for the history of it!
Happy Labor Day to the working man and woman!
9 to 5
9 to 5 Trailer
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