Our bearded dragon
lives in her terrarium
on a bed of ground up walnut shells.
Every week or so
while cleaning her home,
we sift this substrate
and find all kinds of things
like
old food and dead skin
which decay
and
make her home stinky.
What accumulates out of sight
always amazes me.
The same is true in our lives.
We may think we have set the foundation well,
but unhelpful habits seem to creep in
and accumulate
unannounced.
And if we don’t do some sifting,
we may never know
why our life is a bit stinky.