Things Hidden

Over the past two weeks I have taken our home to task and been busy organizing and cleaning out closets and every corner of the house. In all honesty, I have been doing more throwing out than organizing and it has felt so good....on so many levels.

During my purging sessions I have been surprised by how many things I "had put away" in hopes of working on them or doing something with them at some later date. Unfortunately, later never came, and instead clutter begot more clutter.

I have now taken my soul to task considering the same things. How many character traits, bad habits, old hang-ups, senseless fears, and useless baggage have I kept hidden away hoping to correct it, fix it, use it, or loose it at a later time.

I wonder how much energy is wasted on trying to keep those things hidden away. How much time to I spend trying to make others I think that I have it all together, when really I might have it, but definitely not ALL together.

I wonder what footloose and fancy free might feel like in my soul if I was not so oppressed by my own short comings.

I wonder what good purging does, if it only makes room for more stuff.

I wonder what I might do with an empty cabinet here, or closet there.

I wonder what my spirit might do with a little extra room for growth once the parasites of life have been thrown into the fire.

I wonder if my soul needs a spring cleaning as much as my house did?

I wonder if I dare?