On a recent visit to a friend’s house something I found in
the bathroom had me chuckling at myself. It was one of those silly things that
used to bother me in the past and now I can file under ‘don’t sweat the small
stuff’ folder of my life. What was it you ask? A tube of toothpaste.
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The tube that I spotted had been squished in the middle
(picture 1) and in the past it would have bothered me and made
stop and try to straighten it out and roll it up neatly from the bottom (picture2)
Why did it matter? What did this reveal about me? Why couldn’t I accept the
fact that not all of us do things in the same way. We are not all systematic
(another meaning for anal retentive). Some of us are very creative and
independent and don’t get hung up on this trivial matter.
How did I get over this hang-up? Maybe finding the third
option that no matter where you squeeze the tube, the container stays intact and
there is no way one can roll this up as either end is made of a hard substance.
(picture 3)
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I laughed and knew I was cured of this malady simply because
I was able to walk out of there without letting it bother me. Today squished toothpaste tubes - tomorrow
toilet seats left up.
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