Signora has been fortunate to have the advice of good friends over the years. Especially, when it is easy for life to accelerate so much as to feel like a grip on its foundation has been lost, the elements that make it a life.
“When everything is noisy, it is precisely the elemental things – our floor – that must be attended to…”, said the town elder. “...to be clarified, cleared, arranged. So that it can be lived on, and lived through, again.“
We must always return to our core Mike. Well said! xo
glad it resonated with you Kiki! it took me a long time to understand this and i’m really trying to put it into action!
I find it hard to practice some of the most profound sayings. Sometimes something speaks to me but I’m not truly listening. Eventually it will hit me or if it doesn’t maybe it was not meant for me – yet.
I love a clean floor, don’t you? 🧹
absolutely Ashley – i feel like once the floor is taken care of, i can tackle whatever other job needs to be done!
Completely agree. I’ve got to vacuum and mop mine at least 3-4x a week. Nothing like it. Dang, I’m simple! 😂
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i can imagine that you need to do that with such a busy house – but i give you a lot of credit! it is a big job to do for that many times a week. you deserve an “Amazon” allowance for that 😀
The grime on my floor is embedded far too deep to have a thorough cleaning. Straightened? Balanced? Even? I can do that. 🙂
Nice post dear
😔😔😔 we’ll put in a new floor. terra cota, mosaic, whatever you want!
lol I like myself a little grimy
Wait…my floor*
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I still don’t manage my floor, my literal floor, worth a shit. Perhaps that tells me something about my personal foundations. Everything is a reflection? Or is it just that I’ve never aspired to be a housekeeper? Or are all of the above true? Yes, I think so. When I win the lottery I intend to hire a cook and housekeeper straight away. I do believe that a clean and orderly “nest” is essential to clear thinking and balanced feeling.
at least you’ve been thinking about it. to be honest, I’ve only conceptualized this like…a month ago. the concept of just taking care of the most necessary things and not allowing myself to think about anything further is new.
it reflects the pressing realities of my life that frankly, has taken me a lifetime to accept.
This is both metaphorically and literally true. Love its simplicity. I happen to have cleaned most of my floors yesterday and I noticed feeling more serene during my morning coffee. Gazing at the sun shining on the old wood floor did me good.
Hi Lori and thank you for your thoughts. it’s amazing how one metaphorical concept can be groundbreaking or simply serve as a bridge between our will and being able to get through the day. I’ve said this in the other comments but that this is revolutionary to me shows how much social conditioning I have to work through.
and also, I loved the image of your morning coffee. those kinds of mornings are what make life worth living. my dining room has north facing windows so I don’t get the sun there in the morning, I have to go to my living room to get the adjacent sunlight as the windows there face south.
I hope you have a perfect coffee spot in your living room, Mike, along with quiet unrushed mornings to savor it. I am quite protective of my mornings these days. 🧡
Interesting Mike. I, as well, mopped my floors on Sunday and yeah, wow, such a silly little great feeling. I mean, I know we’re not literally talking about floors here but, well, I am lol
😁👍🏼 lol I hear you CJ, it is also literal too like you said. a clean floor and you feel like you can tackle whatever the day throws at you…ok maybe that was a little exaggeration but u get it 😁
Exactly yep!
Yep exactly!
No matter how clean your floor is, you can’t eat off it. 😁🤭😝
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The floor or foundation! This is clever and true. Happy Wednesday, Kuya Mike.
thank you Hazel! I hope you are having a great Wednesday so far!
Thank you, Kuya Mike. I have faith it’s going to be a great Wednesday for us! You’re welcome.
the floor is everything, that’s why we take our shoes off at the doorway
i love it Rojie! what a great concept!
This is too deep Mike. Are we talking just the floors of our house or our hearts? Both need cleaning and examining regularly.
The floor of our house is more dust, I’m fed up of cleaning. Main road + pollution can take anyone down 😁
it’s more like, just doing the most necessary things and not constantly worrying about the grand stuff.
i often stress about things that i can’t really control but i narrowed down activities and priorities that are crucial in my life and refer to them as my floor and i just try and take care of those issues until i get more clarity in my larger span of problems.
it’s an ongoing process – as is life 🙂
It sounds like you’re handling it quite well. I’m learning to roll my eyes and shrug my shoulders for what I can’t control. Letting go is hard but slow and steady… we can only wait it out.
exactly! 🙂
La Signora needs to take a break and enjoy the wonderful view. She’s working too hard.
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