An eraser...

Take a moment and think...What parts of your life do you wish you could erase? There I was preparing for a meeting and needing a clean board to work with. All week my board was covered with agendas, schedules, and data that had been outlined in red, purple, and blue. One of my dear coworkers arrived early and we talked about paying the price for trying to shake things up by using deep colors. Well, the metaphors started rolling - If I had just kept to the standard and used a black marker against the white board; clean up would have been simple. By adding a little personality and flare the clean up became murky just like life. My colleague began discussing her marriage and how easy it was when everything was black and white and now that there's a more interesting life it has actually become difficult to keep it going - she's exhausted. I used the magic cleaner (window cleaner) and voila! The marker disappeared. I looked at my disillusioned coworker and said, " Just spray, wipe and problem solved." I used my glamour hand and pointed to the clean slate as if I was Picasso and could create a whole new picture. A high school helper stopped in and had to add her two cents worth. She seemed disappointed that I was able to start over - She said, "Now I have no idea where you were and what you were working on that led you to here." There was a dead silence followed by my sweet peer's laughter. I turned back to the board and began creating in silence but all the while thinking, I liked my clean slate and that's that. Actually, I am a big believer that we are the sum of our experiences since they shape us by giving us strength, courage, hope, and even reality checks. However, every now and then a little window cleaner to erase the mess and see through to the sunshine isn't a bad idea.

© 2011 Savannah Jones