A Mysterious Disconnect

If I Treated My Mind the Way I Treat My Home

How Do I Want to Live?

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If I treated my mind the way I treat my home
I would:

1. Investigate that mysterious stain on the carpet

2. Perform routine maintenance Yes, I should definitely show more respect for the machine coordinating every aspect of my existence.

3. Weed constantly

4. Chase dust bunnies

5. Rid the place of poop

6. Wonder how everything became such a mess

7. Do the laundry regularly

8. Leave the doors unlocked

9. Attempt, and repeatedly fail, to do the dishes each night

10. Tuck my car safely in the garage so no one transforms her windows to glitter to plunder her intimate crevices in search of coveted treasure

11. Declutter daily

12. Donate unused foods I have so much, I am overwhelmed. Surely someone else can use this excess?

13. Resent chopping, but loving eating

14. Do my best to fill these spaces with love

© Rebecca A. Barrett, July 2024

Special thanks to Susan Brearley for her keen editorial advice!