Friday. It’s supposed to be a happy day because we’ve got a 3 day weekend coming up and I’m going out of town to relax. Only problem is sometimes when you’re sitting in an office, working your butt off, you forget to stop and breath. Growing up in Hawaii, we had what’s known as “Aloha Friday”. This doesn’t just mean that we all put on our favorite Aloha shirt and start doing the Hula until our Spam and Poi are ready to be consumed…

No, Aloha Friday was more of a feeling of joy and happiness that all your stress and endless days that you’ve endured throughout the week will soon be over. Although you may have the same amount of work on a Friday that you would on a Monday, or Wednesday, there’s a calming sensation that has entirely consumed you. There is no more stress, no more people driving to work, pissed off because they’d rather be at home. Instead, you have people in the office in high spirits, bringing in foods to share for breakfast and invites for a spirit-lifting team lunch.

On days like this, I wish we could institute Aloha Friday into every company throughout the world. While I know this is never going to happen, I can still don my favorite Hawaiian shirt and let my mind float back home to the islands for a little calming getaway. A little Israel Kamakawiwo’ole always seems to help…

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