So I’m doing some laundry today. I’ve been in San Diego for a week now, and while it is DEFINITELY cooler than Phoenix, I’ve still been outside and sweating in summer heat. My clothes smell, one shirt needs some extra attention due to a dropped chow mein noodle from the other night, and quite simply, they all need to be washed.
So I’m doing some laundry today.
In just over an hour, I get a literal fresh start with my clothes.
I’ll be able to wear those shorts and that t-shirt to the gym again, that swimsuit to the beach, and that nice shirt (minus chow mein noodle stain) on a date again with my girlfriend.
Time to live life again.
It’s amazing how easy it is to do this “fresh start.” A few quarters and a simple walk to the nearest laundromat in San Diego. In just over an hour the entire process will be done.
Sadly, in life, we don’t make this fresh start as easy.
We look at our faults,
our weaknesses,
our “stains,”
and we tell ourselves that we’ll never be able to achieve something. We’ll never be able to get on the right path.
And so we don’t do anything.
We’re sitting around in “dirty” clothes, lamenting our pile of “dirty” clothes to the side, and asking for someone to come in and fix everything.
In reality, we need to step up, and take those first few steps to the laundromat of life.
We’re going to stumble again, but some sweat and some stains are normal in this deal of life. Rarely, do we actually rip the clothes in our quest.
You’ll never hit that fitness goal without washing some gym clothes.
You’ll never perfect that relationship without washing a few “date” outfits.
You’ll never graduate school just wearing the same piece of clothing.
It’s a commitment to the process.
So get busy.
Let’s do some laundry.
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