The other day, my husband was vacuuming the house. Although he’s usually willing to help when he can, there is rarely time in his schedule for him to be picking up household appliances. Brian is an engineer and loves to work with his hands, so when there is a problem with a machine, he can’t help but take it apart to figure out why it isn’t operating at optimal potential.
So when the Dyson wasn’t working for him, he took it apart and said to me, “Well maybe it’s this large sock that’s stuck inside of it that’s the problem!” I couldn’t help but laugh.
Brian and I are so different in so many ways. I’ve had that Dyson for 8 years and I have yet to attempt to take it apart, even when it wasn’t working. My solution the few times it was acting a little funny? The old computer standby. . .turn it off for a few minutes and back on again. I wondered if he hadn’t vacuumed that day if I would have ever discovered that sock.
After he removed it, the vacuum worked with more power than it had in a long time.
I got to thinking about humans and how we let things get clogged as well. There are so many things that get in our way of who we truly are in our lives. In humans, our “socks” are things like negative thoughts, addictive habits (too much TV, alcohol, food, etc.), self-doubt, worry, lack of sleep, or spending time with people that drain your energy. How can you possibly be the best expression of who you are if you are saying to yourself, “I can’t do it!” when you are presented with a new opportunity, or you are drinking six glasses of wine at night so that you can feel “calm”, or you are constantly thinking about all the things that can go wrong in your child’s day as soon as they get on the school bus?
Possibility becomes impossibility. . .
Ponder this question. . .what would my life be like if I remove the “socks?” What would it be like if I spent quiet time with myself instead of listening to my neighbor complain for an hour everyday? Who could I be if I drank water today instead of 5 cups of coffee? What’s possible in my relationship if I talked to my spouse instead of watching a trashy reality show before bed? How could I make a difference in the world? What could I contribute? What wonderful things would be attracted into my life?
If you remove those layers that cover up the true you, everything becomes possible. The power that is unleashed when you are closer to your authentic self is exponential. Goals get achieved faster, dreams that were thought of far into the future manifest now, relationships get more passionate, life feels serene.
The time is now.
Live free.
- Amy
