As I was rumaging through my sock and underwear drawer this morning (as I do every morning before I get dressed) it dawned on me that I have several things in there that I never wear. I am not talking about thongs because I do not own any of those. I am talking about socks and boxers that are full of holes. You know the kind to which I am referring: socks that your toes stick out of and underwear that is almost unrecognizable. To be honest I really don't know how most of these items got this way...but it doesn't matter because I don't really have to think about them most of the time. I usually just stuff the holy items to the dark corners in the back of the drawer or to the bottom of the pile. Out of sight, out of mind.
But then there are the days (like today) when I am forced to deal with these less than desired items. When I can see them I know it is almost time to wash my clothes. But I don't really need these old socks or boxers to remind me of that. I really should throw them away. No one wants to wear them. It is very uncomfortable to wear socks where one of your toes sticks out the end. No one wants these things or could find them useful, but for some reason we don't throw them away.
I couldn't help but think about the things in my life that I treat the same way. Those things I stuff to the dark corners and pretend they aren't there. These things are not necessarily bad or wrong, but they are not beneficial to my life; they are not serving any productive purpose. If I am really honest with myself, I realize that pushing these things to the back of my mind doesn't really get rid of them. Because before you know it, I am going to end up dealing with them and it is going to be uncomfortable. The best thing to do is to just throw those things away. They are not really serving a purpose anyway. Maybe it is time to clean out our drawers...or maybe this is just a musing of a modern day sasquatch
