Chores…

Somehow, we must figure out a way to be “family” again.

Somehow, we must figure out a way to change family responsibilities (chores) into joyful, happy, willing moments.

None of us look forward to scrubbing toilets. Some of us dread the chore, others totally ignore it.

Somehow, we must figure out a way to make it an “act of love.”

We do dishes not for ourselves personally but for the person who will eat from it next.

We do laundry not because it is our duty but so the person who wears it next looks their best.

We clean house not for ourselves but for those who live there with us or those who come to visit. So they are comfortable.

Every responsibility is done not for ourselves but for others. Their comfort, their peace. Their joy.

Somehow, we must change our minds/hearts from drudgery to willing.

May I suggest we begin with if, on your path today, you see something that needs doing… simply do it. No fuss, no bother, no recognition. Do it for the joy someone will have when they realize it has already been done.