A clean house

It's a lot of work to keep a house clean. From dusting to vacuuming to wiping down every surface....it's a lot. But when it's all done, I feel so cleansed myself. I feel like the filth that covered my house is the same as the filth that covers me. I clean the house and in the meantime, I clean the filth from me. I start at the top and work my way down from one surface to the next. Wiping, cleaning, mopping, sweeping...every surface, ceiling to the floor. And when I'm done, my home sparkles and shines. It has that "just cleaned" scent that can't be disguised. The clutter is put away and the dust bunnies are in the garbage.

It's the same inside me as it is when I clean my home. If I first clean up my mind, think positive, let go of the grudges, hand over control, then I can move forward. I can start a new day or a new week or just a new period of my life without the baggage of before. I start at the top and I work my way down. It's a refreshing feeling to be so sparkling and shiny from the inside out. And I think other people can see it too. It's something that affects all that you touch and do when you "clean yourself" from the inside out.

I have a clean house today and I'm working toward cleaning myself. Going in to the holiday season, I am taking a step back from what everyone tells me is important and really reassessing my life. My family, my friends, my faith - that's what's important to me. When I realign my life and clean up from the top on down, I'm going to be that sparkling, shiny woman I love. I guess I should go start cleaning now.