Has your inbox been
inundated with ideas to simplify in the New Year? I’ve also read several
articles on Facebook with ideas for cleaning and organizing. It seems to be a
popular topic. We take different approaches: new filing system, purging junk
drawers, and cleaning cupboards. We discard packages with past expiration dates
and remove unnecessary clothing in our closets. We have a sense of accomplishment when we see neat and organized spaces.
In the past week, I opened
personal junk drawers in my mind and heart. A recent experience triggered
thoughts of an unpleasant event years ago. I rehearsed it in my mind as if I
were writing a script for a play. To make matters worse, like a modern day Eve,
I took the serpent’s bait and shared my thoughts with a friend. It was a monologue
straight from my junk drawers.
