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Cleaning Out Our Inner-Refrigerator
Note: Today’s post is a guest contribution from Ruste Ryan.
Funny that we’ll drop a hot pan almost as quickly as we reached out for it, but we’ll sit there and hold past pains, or future fears, well beyond their “Consume by” dates.
It’s as if we open the door, see the bottle sitting there in the back all moldy and sticky, and yet we just leave it and assure ourselves we’ll deal with it another day.
So it remains there in the dark… in the recesses of our mind… growing worse by the day/week/year… and we foolishly continue to ignore this pain/fear, thereby actively assisting it’s plot against us through our own inaction in dealing with it in the first place.
We might even go through a period where we try to convince ourselves it doesn’t exist at all. Unfortunately though, it does… and it will fester, and mold, and stink up our soul until it finds it’s way into the trash forever. Kaput.
Get it outta there!
That’s why, occasionally, it’s good to have friends willing to help you clean out your fridge… and willing to help heal your soul.
Sure, it’s something we can (and DO) do by ourselves fairly often, but without them, these kind-hearted fools we have the pleasure of calling “friends“, we might never grow beyond the boundaries of our own experience.
Also worth noting is that it’s not their responsibility to assist, mind you, but they gladly see it as their duty to the friendship, because they believe in their hearts we’ll do it for them when their time comes as well. Which it will, and of course so will we, as is the nature of true friendship.
… and THAT’S why, in closing, it’s best to always keep a clean fridge, and a healthy soul, because it gives these true-hearted friends a safe place to put their beer when they come to visit, and a solid shoulder to lean on during the times it’s more about them as well.
Food for thought.
(oh, and don’t worry, it’s safe… I checked the due date for ya)
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Today’s guest post was courtesy of Ruste Ryan. He describes himself as “nothing more than a humbled man, with a patchwork plan, learning to live life as it unfolds before me. Sure, I may nudge it every once in a while, but I will never strangle it again.“
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7 Responses to Cleaning Out Our Inner-Refrigerator
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Great analogyRuste, sometimes I really forgot what I'm keepin' in the fridge until I do a deep search inside my soul or when I'm fully conscious of my feelings.
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Very true! From another perspective, it's also OUR responsibility to help others clean out their fridge once in a while.
I had one of those "5 minute sweaty palms" convos with one of my roommates a few days ago. I needed to let her know that lately she had been pretty negative, and that was affecting the good house vibes. I'd been putting it off for a few weeks, afraid to hurt her feelings. But when I finally did talk to her, it she was super happy told her, and good vibes are back in full force.
Lesson is… Good people always appreciate constructive feedback, so gotta step up and give it when it's needed!
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Phil, You totally right. It's essential that we help each other out. And continue to be self-less.
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Gunja says:
great post!
It does seem the most obvious thing to do indeed!
yet I wonder….. why does it get so hard to actually clean up the mess?
and even when I think I've finally cleaned it up…outdated,moldy,sticky cans keep piling up from God knows where….
it stays clean for a few days and sooner or later gets dirty again….and again……..and again…..
any ideas for a good,thorough clean :)
I clean mine out on a regular basis…However I understand holding on past the expiration date. Sometimes it's easy…sometimes it's like that piece of chocolate cake you just know is bad for you…but you can't let go of, even with the fuzz growing on it.
I like this analogy…cleaning out a little more tonight.