Life After Easter: The Spiritual Dimension of the Spring Cleaning Ritual
After a short break from work, I chatted with a colleague upon returning to work and she told me about her " spring cleaning " activities right after Easter. What about the modern spiritual dimensions of a spring cleaning ritual? What would this inner process of clearing and cleansing look like? What might we do beyond eating cleansing foods, drinking lots of clean water, or engaging in ritual deep breathing and prayer processes after Lent? I am working on clearing people and thoughts away from me that reflect something too old to use or learn from or no longer consistent with the person I am choosing to be. That is my major spring cleaning ritual this year. Of course, there are some covenant relationships I cannot simply walk away from. Even in those situations, I can choose and filter how I respond to how people behave towards me and towards their responsibilities. How do I clear away harmful people and processes? As a beginning, I will take to heart Jesus' advic...