It has always amazed me how different I feel (both
mentally and physically) after I’ve had a shower and a shave. Before the
shower, I look like something that was pulled out of the trash. My attitude
resembles that of a crotchety old man. After kissing my wife, I’ve given her
“bristle burn” from the two day beard residue on my face. My hair is greasy,
and glued to my head. I feel grimy and exhausted all over my body. I feel like
George Washington and I could have been brothers, which would make me truly
ancient.
After the shower, I feel tingly clean and energetic.
My beard stubble has been shaved off. I could pass as a kindly grandfather (or
a college professor). My short hair feels light and bouncy (do guys have this).
The limp in my left leg (from a day in my hiking boots) is gone. My body is
telling me that I’m at least twenty years younger.
What revives you? Is it music, a book, running, other
forms of exercise, a special food or drink, a DVD, or person that always lifts
you up to a brighter place? Think about that, and realize what that item is.
Ultimately, you are the only one who can revitalize yourself from a state of
blah to the land of bling. No one (except God) knows tomorrow (James 4:14).
Live fully in the moment. Life is transitory (passing quickly) so enjoy every
second of it.
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