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Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Housecleaning

Years ago when I got busy and felt wealthy enough, I hired a housecleaner. I didn’t like it though—I didn’t like someone else cleaning my house. I missed taking care of my home.

I love my house and I enjoy cleaning it. It’s a thanksgiving—a way of giving back. Taking care of my house satisfies me, just as taking care of my body does.

A few days ago, I wrote of loving yourself enough to get the sleep you need. This is the same kind of gratitude. The home is to the physical life as the body is to the spirit: don’t think the external causes the internal, but do take care of—and give thanks for—the external.