A Moment of Clarity

After a long, eventfull weekend, I'm doing what I do every Monday...reflecting. I've had several random blogworthy thoughts over the past few days... here goes.

Does everything have an EXPIRATION DATE?!? This term most often refers to food... the first date by which a product is no longer valid OR SOMETIMES, the last date that a product is considered consummable. Of course, those are two different dates, so lets just pick one for the sake of this convo.

Do relationships have expiration dates? Is there a predestined moment that every relationship we have just, "goes bad"? I tend to entertain thoughts and beliefs held by most "hopeless romantics"... that there is ONE out there soooommmeewhere... that marriage and love arent circumstantial... that with patience and faith, we can all find that ONE that was predestined for us.

A lot of the time, its just best to accept the expiration date and move on. Its not even that you dislike the person, its just that your chemistry with that person has changed and is no longer compatible. The Bible references this as being "unequally yoked", but in practical terms... two people cant walk together unless they've agreed on their destination.

Its just like a rack of babyback ribs in your freezer. Although you've done what it takes to preserve them for longer than they'd have been if left unthawed, you can still only hold onto them for so long. On the outside for a while, they'll seem the same but eventually, there will be freezer burn... the visible signs of change between you and that person's communication and ability to relate to one another. By then, the composition of the ribs (and the relationship) has changed into someone thats just not healthy to digest. And no matter how much barbque sauce you baste it with or how slow you smoke 'em, they STILL aint gone taste right. Foreal! Have you ever eaten bad meat????? Makes you SICK and I do NOT want to hold onto ANYTHING or ANYONE thats harmful to me.

So I'm challenging each of you to examine the groceries in your fridge... and the people in your life. Are your relationships healthy and encouraging? Is this someone that makes you a better you!?? Or are you wasting time with people who bring you down and pollute your spirit?

I know its not spring, but it is time for some cleaning... or CLEAN-TING as Madea would say.

My semi-annual cleanup is coming up in a month or but it may happen a bit sooner. No use in holding onto something that blocking my blessing.

Holla holla!

~SG