The Top Drawer

The other day one of my MBC teammates said, “Joy, I moved all of my boot camp clothes to my top drawer this weekend.” Inspired by her seemingly simple comment, I promptly went home and did the same.

Our homes are a reflection of ourselves. From the photos and art we choose to display, to knick-knacks on the shelf, and even to the clothes in our closets. Home space is precious and the items filling it should reflect one’s interests, priorities and values. My teammate’s vision had recently changed. A new priority had made its way to the top of her list. Fitness had become a newly discovered interest, strength and ultimately, a new way of life. Her perspective had shifted.

Her comment prompted me to give careful thought to how my home environment supports not only who I am, but also who I want to be. For her, the nudge came from her newly found interest in being physically active, sparked by joining an exercise group. She acted on it by filling that top, most easily accessible drawer, with her exercise clothes. For some of us we just know deep down we want to be that thing~ that athlete or that artist, that musician, or whatever it is that we see ourselves being.

For others of us like my teammate, we don’t know until we get a taste of it. When the vision emerges isn’t as important as how we respond to it. It is possible or we wouldn’t have been given the gift of seeing it in our mind’s eye. By setting up the environment to support our vision, we are setting ourselves up for success. We are setting ourselves up to be the best version of ourselves and we owe it to ourselves to settle for nothing less.

Today take the time to move something to your top drawer. What do you want to radiate? To be? To do? Surround yourself with things that support your new vision.