Dirty Or Clean, You Can Change Your Life – Connection Creator

How Dirty Have You Been?

I just finished a concrete project with a friend. It has taken us several weeks and a lot of hand work. I am dirty! Covered in cement from head to foot, I look good today compared to other days.

Getting dirty is OK. It often a sign of real, honest labor. I’ve also been pulling a lot of weed lately. That has been gritty and sometimes grungy work.

One thing I know from experience it that I don’t have to stay dirty. I can clean up. Other times, I am clean and I want to spruce up even more. In life we have options on our state.

Do You Like Being Filthy?

I have friends who like outdoor sports and they relish in getting filthy. That dirt and mud can start to weigh you down. When you are muddy, you are wet and covered and it starts to add up.

Sometimes in life, we treat ourselves in ways that feel that way. We sometimes relish the feeling, for a few moments, but then we start to feel stuck.

Often we tend to think that our struggles are a badge of honor. Not moving our lives forward for the sake of that badge is really doing ourselves a disservice.

How Much Do You To Clean Up?

If you recognize some bad habits in how you treat yourself, ask yourself, “What am I doing to clean myself up?” The answer may bother you, but at least you now know the answer.

Do you let go of pain, heartache, fear, anger, or embarrassment? If not, isn’t about time?

I used to hold on to my anger and fear like it was a part of me that I could not live without. That was a lie that, unfortunately, I bought into. I was miserable. It made me feel down and depressed. It didn’t have to be that way.

Choose A New Way

You can find more peace, hope, and love in your life. Just like your ancestors who worked the fields and were dirty, you can shed the mud and sweat. Find that clean place that keeps you energized.

Safely let go of anger. Choose out of sadness. Let your light be enhanced for the sake of others.

Mark Fincher
Chief Mentor and Trainer
Living Tree Connections