Are there days when you want to sweep life under the rug? Many days life becomes too overwhelming. Maybe it's the kids getting on your nerves or your job isn't going as planned. Maybe your house is disorganized and you don't know where to start to put things back in order. Or maybe, you are trying to pick up the pieces of a broken relationship.
Brooms, like the one featured in the picture here, have a rich history. Flat brooms made of broom corn were first crafted by the Shakers during the 19th century. Baseball fans bring brooms to the World Series to taunt the losing team. The military often tied brooms to the front of their tanks, ships or jeeps showing that they had swept away the enemy. And, of course we can't forget the place brooms have in witchcraft and Halloween celebrations.
Brooms and sweepers have been essential in the daily clean-up of our kitchen demolition. Without them our house would be covered with a haze of dust and small chunks of tile, wood, drywall and insulation.
Daily clean-up is also essential in our hearts and minds. If we don't sweep away the hurt of yesterday, we'll be covered in a haze of disappointment and grudges. As we continue to tear down the kitchen and clean away the debrie, it becomes a constant reminder that sweeping away daily unmet expectations keeps me from becoming Peanut's character, Pig-Pen, a revolving, dust storm of hurt and regret.
Don't sweep your unmet expectations and hurts under the rug. Bring them into the light, sweep them into the dustpan and trash them forever. It's really where they've belonged all along.
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