One household chore I neglect is cleaning out the refrigerator. Each night when I am cleaning up the dinner, I neatly pack the leftovers into handy Glad containers and stack them in the refrigerator. This makes it easy for me to take one for lunch or have another dinner. I don’t always feel like having the leftovers. After weeks of this, I run out of plastic containers and notice I don’t have room for the milk. Even as I stack eggs on the cheese and rearrange the bacon with the vegetables. I still don’t want to discard the leftovers. What does this say about me? Do I hang on to the leftovers because I think I will eat them? I don’t think so. Sometimes it is easier to keep stuffing the frig than it is to deal with the food.
What in my life are the leftovers? Offenses and hurt feelings can become my leftovers, just as stuffing the refrigerator brings unhealthy dinners, so can stuffing my emotions bring unhealthy Jayne. Becoming Jayne….I will deal with the frig leftovers in a timely manner (at least a week) and deal with my emotions as they come, releasing, and being honest. I will not hang on to the leftovers past their appetizing appeal.
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ReplyDeleteLove this entry. I get it!!
I say purge. I am on a Very Low Calorie Diet (VLCD). I removed all the grap that I can't eat. Now, I carefully select what I allow in my fridge. Only those things that serve to nurture and replenish me. The rest goes to the chickens ie the compost.
Thanks for becoming jayne
it is inspiring.
I love you
daj