Airing the laundry

Have you ever had a day where you are just going along and in the middle of something a strange thought enters your head?

Today was one of those days for me.

I was folding the laundry this morning, namely socks. My husbands’ socks, actually. (I know, a little June Cleaver-ish, but it’s a good thing)

I noticed that there were more white socks than there were dark dress socks. Now, normally I wouldn’t care how many or of what color his socks are. But then I realized why this was the case.

Last weekend, Jeff got to go on a “guys” weekend to Bend Oregon to play golf. I’ll have you know that it’s been a really long time since he has done anything like this with just the guys. And of course, he wore white socks all weekend. (I would hate to picture him wearing dress socks with his golf outfit!)

It made me smile to think about him hanging with guys, talking trash about each others’ golf game, most likely burping and farting to their hearts content, with a little movie trivia thrown in for good measure. He came home refreshed and happy.

SUDDENLY
(that was my AH-HAW moment)
I realized what this soon-to-be parable was about.

We need to have a balanced set of white and dark socks in our laundry!
(What???)

Yep, you read it right.

Think about this - what kind and color of socks do you wear when you have an office meeting, go to church, meet with an important client, or go on a nice date?

What kind and color of socks do you wear when you work out, go to the park with the kids, go golfing, or working in the yard?

Here’s the parable - If you have a balanced number of white socks to your dark dress socks, you are most likely leading a balanced life. AH-HAW!!

We work hard. But we should also play hard. A balanced life is so necessary during these times. We need to take back the simple things in life. We need to refocus our energies into what is good and pure and makes us happy.

Seize the day – and go balance your laundry!