It’s been the sunniest Saturday in Melbourne. The streets were covered with people wearing warm jumpers, sandals, autumn coloured jackets and their sunglasses as the main feature.
How delicious is that feeling of sun warmth and crisp autumn air at the same time?…With a side of jeans, jumpers, maybe an alley way beer garden with a DJ, sharing a choc chip cookie and a beer with a bestie. If you haven’t tried it… you definitely should- simple bliss!
But this isn’t a Saturday weather report from Melbourne- far from it. After a fun day in the sun, I arrived home with this urge to clean my car. Talk about Segway!
So off I go in my jeans, jumper and sunnies to the car wash. It’s one of those D.I.Y. Car washes which I love but always leave looking like I’ve just jumped out of a soapy bath. You too?
I didn’t think this urge through and I arrived at my old school car wash with an abundance of silver coins amounting to $5.
Here I’m presented with two choices…
Do I clean the inside of my car or the outside?
‘It’s one or the other Luca’ I recite to myself.
Question?
What would you choose? Clean the inside and cruise around knowing that your feet are resting on clean car mats, seats with zero soy crisps on them, no empty wrappers… etc.?
Or…
Shinny windows, a clean bonnet, no cobwebs and tires that sparkle, or almost sparkle with 5 x $1 coins?
It was a no brainer for me, of course I’m going to clean the inside. As nice as it is to have shiny windows, I want to feel crisp, clean and comfy on the inside first. That’s the real D.I.Y work right?!
Obviously I’m turning my car wash experience into a metaphor for life.
It’s always an inside job….first.
Feeling happy, healthy, whole, free, secure doesn’t come from having shinny windows or nice autumn jeans. It’s tending to our feels, the quality of our thoughts, what we’re holding onto that might be ready to be let go of, what we put in our body, aligning with our values and choosing how and who we want to show up as. Deep I know, but truthful right? And it’s not easy, but it’s so bloody worth it.
And the irony is, when the inside is feeling taken care of, it radiates outwards. You smile more, attract good things, feel good in your own skin and life just has this supportive flow to it more often then not.
So I guess it’s fair to say, if you or your car need a clean at some point, I’d enquire inside first! But sometimes it’s hard to know where to start right?
So if you’re curious, I’m offering a handful of free one off sessions called ‘soul venture sessions’ where you and I can chat more about where to start and the simple steps to making it happen.
Their fun, insightful and empowering sessions that will leave you feeling fuller from the inside out- I’m sure of it.
It’s wild where and when these blog pieces arrive, but when they do I feel grateful to share-hoping that even one person gains a golden coin/nugget that might have a positive effect on them- from the inside out.
From me to you with love. ☀️
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