Friday, February 3, 2012
Sanctuary
I've read several articles about making your bedroom a sanctuary, especially in marriage. In these articles they suggest never working in the bedroom, no laundry, kids, fighting, always having it clean and lighting candles etc. Basically making it as perfect as possible. I disagree with this. In our bedroom it is almost the only place I am totally me. I don't care if it's messy or if we fight. I cry and share my thoughts most freely in our bedroom. I don't want the pressure of being perfect in our bedroom. I'd rather put my efforts into being open. To me the atmosphere of our bedroom is not nearly as important as being transparent to my husband. Sure I like it clean, but I'm not going to have it spotless all the time. That's just unnecessary stress.
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I concur, I like to see it as the one place I don't have to even try to be perfect (although we all know I fail everywhere else despite my efforts) in that way it is a sanctuary and when I need it clean then I clean without the pressure to make the whole house look good. And I have found things that make it romantic (like candles)to be very unsettling because you are always worrying something will catch fire.
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