THE DUSTER!!!

Happy new year my darlings, I'm glad we made it!.

Shout out to my new year babies: Mummy and Ebuski! Nothing ever makes life so special than having friends and family like you. I am really thankful for your lives and I am glad to be a part of it. May the goodness and blessings of the lord never depart from you now and always. Amen!

Now to the koko of this post.

As usual, I spent most of my weekends dusting and cleaning, as it has always been a normal tradition in my home. Most times however, regardless of what day it was, I would normally clean for two reasons: (1) Cos I really needed to, and (2) Cos I was expecting someone or prepn, just in case someone came over. (eye-service yeah?) Well, you can say that again...lol.

Being that I don't live in a beautiful mansion where it automatically feels warm and salubrious, especially when I love to make my guests feel super comfy and at home, I love to dust and make sure the house is in perfect shape even when there's really nothing to fix or dust.

I would sometimes even refresh the air with a freshener, prepare some movies or play some background music, get some drinks or snacks ready, turn on the Ac's or dim some lights a little, all to create a cosy comfortable environment.

Sometimes, when I get caught off guard by my guests, I find myself trying to explain the condition of my home whereas, all they are actually really interested in, is the state of myself, my health, my life and my well-being in general. I realized I had been focusing on making my home more attractive and appealing when in fact, all that really mattered, was me!.

This is how life is. A lot of us are like dusters. We pay a lot of attention to the state of our bodies with good intentions of making it more attractive and appealing to our friends and society. We spend a heck lot of time, energy and money,making sure we appear impeccable on the outside by adorning our bodies with beautiful decorations, expensive cosmetics, costly jewelry, sweet smelling fragrance, designer clothes, multiple arbs, piercings, tatoos and all sorts, forgetting that what really matters is within (our souls).

This is not to say that beautifying the body is wrong (cause really, it isn't!) but the question is: Do we spend enough time beautifying the inside as we do outside? Do we try so hard to look beyond our flesh and adorn our souls or are we just out to impress and attract the world? Do we spend much time dusting and cleaning when in fact, we can be drawing, exploring, painting, learning, baking, coaching, leading, soaring, helping and sowing seeds? What do you think?

Of what use is life when all we are, are dusters trying to create an appealing image to the world, then when we are old and can no longer bare a cold, we ourselves will molder and make more dust.

Live life, it's pretty short. There's no much time with fun to have, music to dance, mountains to climb, rides to ride, rivers to swim, books to read, love to share, laughter to make, hearts to touch, lives to change, kindness to sow, mouths to feed and hands to hold.

Dust if you must but don't forget the soul that dwells within your dust.      
    
Have a beautiful weekend ahead. :)