A fresh coat of paint

Today I spent the day painting our Master Bedroom. You see, Father's Day is coming up fast and Sir Sonic wishes to give his father breakfast in bed. Part of that plan was to give Dad a clean, tidy and freshly painted bedroom (free of freestyle texta illustrations and cereal-based hand prints).

At one point whilst painting I realised, since I was painting with such a similar colour, that I could not tell where the wet paint ended and the dry wall started any more. In order to tell I needed to step back and take a look at the whole wall to see where was wet and where was dry.

Later this evening this experience came to mind with three key concepts tied to it - 'being busy', 'dry areas of life' and 'relationships'. What does that have to do with painting walls?

Well, sometimes we just get busy. We do what we need to do and just toil away in our own routine. Sometimes, though we may not realise that we are painting our way through life onto wall that is already wet and missing the dry parts that cry out to be made beautiful once more.

In the same way that I had to step back to look at the wall to take stock and see which part was wet and which part was dry, so we, too, need to make the time to look at our lives and find those areas that are dry and need to be freshened up. Is there a new recipe you have been meaning to try? Is there something simple you can do to decorate your living room? Have you found a new mind-game to play with yourself whilst doing housework? These are all ideas for something new to bring back life to the dry parts of your day.

Better still, and perhaps more importantly, have you brought a fresh coat of paint to those areas of your life that matter most - your relationships? Relationships are so very important for our health and well being so we should not take them for granted. Instead, do something that will invigorate your relationships with family and friends instead!

Is there are friend that you haven't touched base with in some time? Have you treated yourself to something special as a pick-me-up? Have you told someone that you love them recently? What else could you do?

Take five minutes to write down your thoughts on what you can do in your life to freshen up any areas that are looking old, dreary, dusty or marked. If you want, share them with me too by commenting on this post.

Have a great week!