I'm buzzing along here, trying with every fiber of my being to avoid mowing through the inordinately overwhelming heaps of dirty laundry in my house. I contemplate my new mediterranean eating habits while gnawing on a chocolate chip cookie, leaf distractedly through my latest Writer's Digest (rather than actually writing), and sing a few exceptionally grating show-tune renditions of children's songs with my daughter. Still the laundry beckons.
I call my stepdaughter, Rhiannon, to inquire about the progress on her new home, which is closing this week. Satisfied that I am up to speed on the status of the new carpet debacle and, even more satisfied that it is her carpet debacle and not my own (trust me, I have a sufficient number of my own debacles as of late to willingly take on others'), I hang up the phone. Still the laundry beckons.
I log on to rabidly purge the latest flood of spam in my in-box, meander the web for a few moments searching for fabulous products for my new women's venture, and gently wade into the land of online shopping cart research. Still the laundry beckons.
And then it happened. The purpose of my laundry-avoidance escapade smacked me in the forehead. I stumbled across Carla Blazek's (owner of the fabulous Zena Moon, Gifts for the Spirit) blog. Her most recent posting, Open Up and Say Whoa, really spoke to me. The post references a wonderful passage from Jennifer Louden, which reads:
Whenever life makes itself known to you,
there is your path.
Whenever desire gives her come hither look,
whenever trust flutters its wings,
whenever mystery is received into your belly,
there is your path.
Whenever time turns into prayer,
whenever love jiggles the doorknob,
whenever you rest in witnessing,
There is your path.
Jennifer Louden
Like Carla, this passage was a random wow factor moment for me. It made me stop, reflect, and decide that today...my path is out the door, away from the laundry, seeking what life has to offer. And so, the laundry still beckons and I can't hear it. Because thankfully I'm on my path, miles away from it!
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