The Pact

My sister and I have made a pact.  We do this often and don't have a good record of follow through.  But, nevertheless we continue to make them.  This new one involves our homes.  I recently read that most homes' decor is a good indicator of when the owner peaked in happiness, fulfillment and creativity.  I'm not sure if this is really true.  I'm sure there are several very happy people out there telling time on a late seventies sunburst clock, especially since it is now considered a highly sought after collectible.  But, I digress.  Despite whether or not this may or may not be true, we both decided that it is indeed life altering truth.  Neither of us wants to accept that we have 'peaked'. So, this brings me to the 'pact'.  We have agreed to hold each other accountable to making one change in our homes each month.  This change has to be bigger than sliding a candle a few inches to the left, but smaller than wall removal.  Never one to procrastinate on things I actually want to do, I have begun my first change.

This change is small and not really all that creative, since I have merely changed a desk from brown to white.  But, it is going to force me to make other changes in the room in which it has been residing.  This domino effect is really the point of my $7.82 change.  The whole idea that one thing leads to another is in fact the pattern of a life being lived.  Often times we are forced into living by having to react to unexpected events.  Although these things can be great catalysts, to truly live life one must on occasion purposely set things into motion. 

As I move forward with this little project, I'm not under the illusion that something so small will  make me a better person, but then again maybe I am.