This. It’s a laundry basket full of clean clothes. Of course, these clothes were once dirty. Dingy. Maybe even a bit smelly. But now, after an intense wash, rinse, and spin in my Maytag washer with my Tide Clean Breeze, they have been cleansed. Ready to wear again. Ready to serve their purpose. But as long as I choose to leave the clothes in the basket, they serve no purpose. They remain dormant, wrinkled, unsorted, lifeless, and useless.
This idea reminds me so much of people and self improvement. Oftentimes, we as people notice our shortcomings like our mistakes, our bad decisions, and our setbacks. We acknowledge where we went wrong. We are open to change and have changed. However, inside of us is idea after idea. Thought after thought. Lying dormant. Full of wrinkles. An unorganized clean mess. Vibrant but lifeless and useless at the same time. We are waiting to rescue ourselves from ourselves. Unfortunately, some never do.
Be encouraged. You have evolved for the best or perhaps you are still evolving. That’s ok. What’s not ok is that you sell yourself short. That you don’t show up for yourself. Take all that is within you and use it to your advantage. Your self improvement is for you to use as you see fit. Reach deep inside, pull it out, shake out the wrinkles and wear it. Wear your self improvement. Wear it just like its your favorite shirt.
