It's that time of year again, when it starts to get cold, damp, and dark. Some people love winter and the cosy, fireside-under-the-blanket lifestyle it brings. Some people despise it's icy tentacles invading and enveloping your warm summery life. The heater comes out of the cupboard and proceeds to increase your power bill, with it's stony grill face smirking at your predicament.
The catch22 situation arises in Christchurch, where fresh, crisp, clear blue skies appear frequently, but we can't enjoy the view because our windows are blanketed with wet, dripping windows inside our homes. That's what got me thinking.
Is your view of life impeded by dirty, or condensation covered windows?
As we live our lives, we all create an atmosphere within our hearts and around about us. Our choices, mindsets, attitudes, thoughts etc all create and give off energy (I hate that word, it sounds like new age mumbo jumbo) but anyway, i'll use it...
Just like in our homes, we breathe, cook, sleep, etc and this creates humidity in our homes, making them damp, unhealthy, cold, mouldy, and covers the windows, stopping light from getting in, and stopping ourselves from seeing out. To fix this, we have to open our windows, wipe them down, use a dehumidifier, install healthy heating and ventilation etc. Then our homes are much better places to live in. They cost less to heat. The air is cleaner. It's all good stuff...
In our lives, we have to do similar things in order for our spirits, souls, bodies to stay healthy. We should regularly "open up our windows" and let others see in. We shouldn't close off, we should always be looking to refresh our vision, so that we have new hope each morning and let light, and beauty into our hearts. We should instill habits into our lives that "dehumidify" our hearts. Praying, talking honestly, forgiving people, apologising, being thankful etc, all create a healthy atmosphere in your inner world.
With your humidity levels down (some of us have such high levels that it feels like steam is coming out of our ears!) then it takes far less "heat" to warm your home. What I mean by this is, One word of encouragement can make your day. One of your favourite songs makes you happy all day, one walk along the beach and you feel content for the rest of the week. When your inner world is healthy, it doesn't take much for you to feel good, but when it is unhealthy, then you can crank the heater all day and still feel cold... ie, you can spend your whole life trying to get approval from others, getting drunk, sleeping around, being needy, constantly searching for the next thing to make you feel good and it will never satisfy you. You will always feel cold and angry and will probably blame others and hate God...
So, I strongly suggest that you do something to make your inner world healthier and your life will improve immeasurably. Everything starts from your heart, and the rest of your life reflects the condition that it is in. Just like living in a warm healthy home can make you feel much better than if you lived in a cold, dark, damp house, wrapped up in your sleeping bag just to fend off those unpleasant feelings...
Warm up New Zealand ;)
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