Comments | gumimeg: A Downy metaphor

gumimeg

A Downy metaphor

Jun 26, 2009 10:38

Last night I cleaned out the laundry room cabinet, only to find a really old bottle of Downy that had decided to leak and deposit blue/green waxy stuff on the shelf. Took me a while to clean it as well as throw away all sorts of products I have never used. I felt really good afterward ( Read more... )

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houses7177 June 27 2009, 01:07:33 UTC

Metaphors ahoy, indeed.

anonymous July 6 2009, 23:12:21 UTC

you never know when a profound moment is going to happen, do you?

:) guit

anonymous July 10 2009, 16:46:31 UTC

I agree, Meg! What a great analogy. Actually, for many of my family, the burden is often a physical one--junk. Guilt and obligation keep them hanging onto things that are not useful or pleasure-giving. In fact, I've often "taken" things just to free them from the burden and then disposed of it. Why do we cling to things that are not good to/for us?

anonymous July 10 2009, 16:49:18 UTC

that was me above--Paula : )

therapuetic cleaning anonymous September 26 2009, 13:30:35 UTC

Right Meg. I have a couple of those people. One of them gets upset if I DO NOT carry the burden with them. Empathy is good, but transferring the heaviness to oneself is not healthy long term. Surely the best thing is to lift up a prayer for that person when we're overwhelmed with their problems. Now...if I could only figure out how to do that.
Claire