Today is Labor Day and you deserve a day of rest. Some people think of work as hard labor others think of it as any type of activity that requires you’re physical and mental abilities. Ultimately, work calls for us to be engaged in order to achieve some sort of desired result or purpose. That means a stay-at-home mom (or dad) as well as business owners, those in corporate jobs, and the list goes on are laborers. So today is your day too. Never forget, Labor Day was created to honor and celebrate the social and economic achievements of American workers.

Here’s a little history lesson. In the late 1800s, many Americans worked long hours, 12 hour days and often in unsafe conditions without breaks in between to be exact. The wages were low and many poor people including older folks and immigrants were taken advantage of in the workforce. Let’s reflect on the hard work of our forefathers and take a moment to be grateful and write down the little things. I completed my list. What’s on yours?