How to clean up your mess
I was talking with Matthew this morning in Starbucks.
He just hired a house keeper.
Cause you know how he rolls.
He said something interesting.
“When you look at your own mess, and have been living in your own mess for so long, you forget how to properly clean it up. So you have to hire someone”
He was talking about cleaning his house.
But I thought he was talking about my life.
Dang.
So I walked out of Starbucks and called Bobby.
My shrink from LA.
Left her a voicemail.
I said…”I need you to come clean my house”
Then I hung up.
I think she will get it.
Who is your house keeper or the cleaner of your mess?
Los
RAIN IT DOWN
Matthew is such a rockstar. So true, how often do we see the mess we have been sitting in for years…
My dad. It never fails that he sees exactly where I’ve swept things under the rug or hid them in a closet. His honesty is probably the one thing that I appreciate about Him more than anything.
Is it possible not to have a house keeper? (Wait, except that I’m pretty sure I’m at least supposed to say “Jesus” here).
Definitely have the mess part covered though. Not lacking in mess.
My mentor in the church tech world. I’ve known him for about 15 years. He’s an awesome Christ lover and is always able to knock me back on track and get my cobwebs dusted out. When I get stuck in my messy, Bitchin’ Christian spot, he always forces me to change my perspective and see things from a different angle. He’s forward, tough, honest, and loving.
I open to recommendations. Seriously.
My wife. It sucks. I call it nagging…but it’s really cleaning.
Funniest comment. Lol.
I have to admit there are times when I don’t want to talk to my housekeeper because I don’t want her to see how messy my “house” has become.
How true is that! But then things get so messy I can’t handle it on my own, and I am forced to reveal everything.
That hit me right between the eyes. Thanks.
My counselor, Fran. LOVE ME SOME FRAN and I am so thankful for the hour and forty minutes I have every week to clean up the mess.
I don’t have one. I’m on my own.
I just spent a week in Colorado at The Blessing Ranch – it’s a counseling center set up specifically for people involved in ministry. One of the most significant weeks of my life – cause I could have been on that Hoarders show FOR REAL. Sometimes you have to get out the freaking dumpster to clean your house out and so that’s what I did…
I have more than one these days. My counselor Gary, my mentor Mary, my sponsor Jan, my accountability partner Chris, the other sisters of my heart that journey with me in recovery. It’s not easy facing the messes and asking for help in cleaning them up – I’m still waiting for the day I can say that it is worth it, but until then, I’ll keep cleaning because I couldn’t stay in my own mess any longer.
I’m very thankful for my counselor Joe. Now all I need is someone to clean my apartment. I’m great at regularly maintaining/improving my life, but I’m not so great at actually cleaning.
a few accountability partners and a cigar. cheap and effective.
My husband. I can tell him anything and he always responds way better then I thought he would and he always prays for me.
Reminds me of the famous line from Ludacris…
ahem
“Who’s your house keepa? What you keep in your house?”
…truly a legend
I have a few…my pastor, two counselors (man, saying that makes me see how truly messed up I am…wow), and I would also have to throw in the obvious: the Holy Spirit.
Now that was a deep post. I have a group of friends, and an awesome wife that help point out the mess in my life and give suggestions on how to get it clean.