Things haven't been great lately. I've been a little (ok, a lot) stressed and tired and things just aren't quite right. Not yet (hope springs eternal).
And as I walked to my car yesterday afternoon and saw the crusted muck all over it from snowstorms past, I thought You look like I feel.
Cloudy. No brightness. Sitting inside, you were forced to look through a veil of unpleasantness (which can be a hazard if the sun is in a bad spot). It looked like one big sad sigh. (Something I've been doing a lot of lately.)
On my way home, I pulled in to a gas station, topped off the tank, and bought the best car wash that $9 can buy.
I turned off the radio, I turned off my phone, I turned off the engine, and I sat there in silence as the multicolored soap sprayed on and the scrubbers wheeled their way over my car.
It was a zen moment.
Sometimes you forget how nice it is just to sit in silence and let it wash over you.
I drove out into the sunshine and felt so much better about everything.
My car looks like a bright, shiny piece of red candy and my soul got a good buff and shine too.
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