Washing Machines

Washing clothes has always been one of those phenomenons that I cannot explain. I put clothes in, I add the detergent, fabric softener, etc., and the clothes come out clean. Sometimes. Other times, they come out a little less clean than I expected. Sometimes, they come out in one big blob of damp cloth. It truly is a phenomenon.

I guess part of the mystery of the washing machine is that they won't let you see it actually operating, if you open the door, everything halts. In times past, you had limit switches that you could press down and watch, now, they have the magnetized switches that won't allow it. Since you can't see what is going on in there, it is a mystery. I mean, obviously, you hear the water flow in, pump out, the machine spins, etc. But, what really goes on in there.

Today's word is a quote I heard a while back that sort of explains things a little: Problems are like washing machines, they twist us and spin us and knock us around, but in the end, we come out cleaner, brighter, and better than before.

That does sort of explain problems doesn't it. Like the washing machine, problems often leave us twisted from worry and fear. They have a tendency to knock us around. And, goodness, it has felt as though I am stuck in the spin cycle lately.

However, like the washing machine, in the end, when the problem has been dealt with, I find that I am a little cleaner, I shine a little brighter, and I am a little brighter for having gone through it, and, hopefully, I am a little better. Funny how life can compare to a washing machine. I just wish it wouldn't eat my socks...

Be Blessed,
Mickey T