Last night, I lost my temper big-time and I was so disappointed with myself that I carried the stress up till this morning. Because I was feeling so low and still irritated, I got into a little fight with my husband. So when he finally went out, maybe to de-stress also, I prayed and asked for guidance on how I can fight this feeling of depression. And right after that, I felt the urge to go to the bathroom and there it was, I decided to clean it, major cleaning like scrubbing the walls and floor. Of course we clean the bathroom but only to clean the bowl most of often. Today I saw the grimes on the wall and I felt like I wanted to see them sparkling and smell the bathroom floral clean.
You know what, cleaning the bathroom was a big help. I just took the first cleaning scrub I can and I realized we were out of stock of bathroom cleaning powder. But we still have gallons of Pink PineSol which really smell amazing. So I just used powdered detergent, old cleaning scrub and PineSol. After an hour of so of cleaning, I got sweaty and the floor and walls are clean (not sparkling though because detergents are not good cleaning agents for bathroom) but I was relieved with my stress, I got rid of some calories from this unexpected exercise and I had some time to meditate while scrubbing away.
After cleaning, I showered with a warm water to clean off myself, focus on personal hygiene, and I was ready to face the day with a better disposition.
So what did I learn for today from cleaning our bathroom?
- When you are in a destructive mode, pause and turn your anger into a constructive one. Instead of continuing to fight with other people in our house, I fought the dirt in the bathroom, making it better.
- When you are stressed, pray and start working on how you can fight it. Do something else to make your mind preoccupied.
- While cleaning, I was talking to myself and telling myself the things I did before that I should feel good about and I’ve thought of many things, even the smallest things. Don’t nurture the negative feelings when you are alone, instead focus on the positive ones.
Now, I have better things to think about, like getting new stocks of cleaning powder for our bathroom and fixing that broken shelf to put my hidden scented candles. But more than that, I conquered depression this morning and I feel great about it.
What about you? Have you ever cleaned out of the blue to make you feel happier?
