Maintenance

This is something I wrote last year.  Maintenance isn’t a glamorous word or concept, but it is necessary.  Sometimes we need a reminder.

I was thinking this morning that my rings didn’t seem to sparkle anymore.  They were still pretty, but not the same as when he gave them to me.  I didn’t throw them out.  I didn’t start shopping for something new.  I just put in a little bit of work and cleaned them.  If something in your life has lost its sparkle, maybe you haven’t been doing your part to maintain it.  Maybe it’s time to do some maintenance before you blame someone else or just throw it out.  Chances are, whatever you replace it with will eventually end up in the same condition.  Change your behavior, change your life.