Labor Day

I’ve always wondered about the logic behind Labor Day, where every one in America pays tribute to all her working men and women….and how is this done? By not working!
Not that I don’t mind an extra day off… I remember when I was in school, it was an extra holiday right off the bat! Except that, instead of getting to sleep in like all my friends did, my dad would come in at the crack of dawn and say something like “Rise and shine….” or “are you going to sleep all day?” and then I would drag my self up thinking… yeah, it’s a day of labor all right. We all started out on the “extra labor”, the unfinished housework, the chores that just didn’t seem to get done any other time….so we spent the day laboring. If we were lucky we were done by early afternoon and then could spend the rest of the day off, and try to enjoy our “Labor Day”.
As I got older, I began to look at it a little differently and learned to appreciate that fact that we are blessed to live in a country where we are free to make choices of where we work, or how we work, or who we labor for. Whether it be ourselves, or employers… or just by helping others. Knowing that you are contributing somehow, somewhere, with your labor… and hopefully at the same time, filled with satisfaction of a job well done! Labor Day. Our nation was built on the efforts of laborers, workers who are willing to work. Who take pride in their accomplishments and their labors. Lets all do something “laborious” for this upcoming Labor Day, maybe organize your files, or work on some upcoming trips for clients…maybe do some destination research, or make a contact you have been putting off… and also take a moment or two to appreciate the freedom we have, and the blessing of work!

To your success!!
Sherry Leath
Operations Manager, America’s Travel Companies