Dusting

I've been dusting and rearranging furniture

decluttering the clutter

storing knick-knacks

tossing trash

Sometimes it's hard to stop

My eyes are so trained on "change"

every time I sit down

I see something new to move

rehang

reposition

put away

Clearing out clutter

is refreshing

cleansing

Rearranging gives new life to the old

affords an opportunity for revival

Perspectives amend

productivity emerges

At some point

though

it's time to stop moving the furniture

rearranging the pictures

rotating the trinkets

After the work

it's to pause

experience the refreshment of new design

appreciate the simplicity of a refurbished space

Isn't it so with life?

when we offer ourselves up for change

subject our mental

emotional

spiritual

physical states

to vulnerability

we clear the dust from our time-worn views

unfasten windows

unlock doors

reframe our outlook

make room for the overlooked

unobstructed and fresh perspective

As our new dawn breaks

our muddied waters clear

we must not forget

to stop and enjoy the view

Otherwise, our hard work has been in vain