I wore the same pair of underwear for three days in a row.
Stop.
Before you continue reading I want you to be honest about what your first thought was when you read that first statement.
Now promise that you won’t continue reading until you plant that thought. Don’t change your answer. Promise?
If you are reading this and you haven’t locked in your thought, I will put a curse on you and all of your babies will be born bald and naked. If you are done having kids this curse will carry over to your grand kids. If you don’t want to have kids then all of your mosquito bites will itch like fire.
Okay, now let me explain. I wore a lucky pair of underwear on Wednesday because I was running a race on Thursday. I knew that I wouldn’t shower before the race because the race was at 9:30 AM. I ran my race. I got home and I threw my clothes in the hamper. I then put on a new pair of drawz. On Friday morning as I was getting ready I noticed that my wife had already done the laundry and my lucky drawz were now clean once again. Same drawz for three days.
TMI? What’d you expect? My tagline for this blog is transparent thoughts from a random pastor. Now stick with me on this because I have a point.
Remember that thought that you had? I think it says a lot about you.
- If you jumped the conclusion that I wore the same pair of draws for three days in a row without washing them, then you might be judgmental, you easily jump to conclusions, or you wear the same pair of drawz three days in a row and you are sick nasty.
- If you thought there must be an explanation then you might be laid back, give people the benefit of the doubt, and or you have bigger issues to worry about then what’s under there. Did I just make you say underwear?
- Â If you were wondering if I was wearing superhero underwear, then that’s just weird. And yes, it was Superman.
Healthy relationships learn to give people the benefit of the doubt. Whether it’s marriage, friendship, or blogging we need to learn to give each other the benefit of the doubt. You don’t think this is a big deal? Au contraire mon frere. I just went French all up on you.
When you get angry it’s often because you have jumped a conclusion. Someone is late for a meeting and you immediately think about how irresponsible they are. Your spouse does something and instead of giving them the benefit of the doubt you jump down their throat. Somebody says something and you get offended because you think they are out to get you.
Now some people are jerks. Some people are irresponsible. But if you want to make it long term with a relationship you have to give people the benefit of the doubt. That means you wait to make a judgment until you can hear their side of the story. That means that you wait to get angry. That means that you don’t jump to conclusions.
I counsel people all of the time who are destroying their relationships because they don’t give people the benefit of the doubt. The next time that you get all judgmental, or want to jump down someone’s throat, take a second to pause. Collect your thoughts. Give them the benefit of the doubt. Maybe they are a jerk or maybe they have a legitimate reason.
What was the thought that you had when you read that first sentence?
I chuckled and wondered where you were going. I expected Zombie draws.
Larry, I know not of these Zombie drawz that you speak of. I will need to do a little research.
Love it. Quick to listen,slow to speak.
My first thought was you didn’t leave the house over the holiday weekend 🙂
Thanks Julie Anna! I wish I would have thought of that verse to put at the end of this post. Great thoughts.
First thought…
Yuck.
Michael, thanks for being honest. That’s what I was hoping for.
Only 3 days??? That’s just long enough to get them walking by themselves!
Scott, the Walking Dead if you will.
Oh, my first thought was that you wore the same pair of undies for 3 straight days without taking them off. Actually, I barely registered another word of this blog because the nasty image thenst settled uponst my mind causing me to black out. However, when I came to, I noticed that you got your tag line mixed up in your post. Transparent thoughts from a random pastor indeed!
Daniel, I don’t know if you know how much I appreciate your comments. On Thanksgiving someone was talking about the comments on my blog and they mentioned you and your witty comments. Thanks! The black out line was my favorite.
Stop psychoanalyzing me.
Oh, and sorry for being judgmental. =)
And I appreciate you tossing a little culture in there with the French. It made me feel like I went somewhere different for a second. It also made me want to eat a croissant.
TJ, you are forgiven and thanks for the chuckle. Your comment was great.
My first thought was TMI…quickly followed by why didn’t I think of that. What a great way to get people’s attention. (Great post also!)
Thanks Jon. I honestly wrestle with this. I asked my wife to read it before I posted it because I don’t want to be so shocking that I turn people off. Thanks for the comment.
My first thought…you must be one of my kids.
Gayle, that’s great!
My first thought with the first sentence was gross, but my first thought with the first bullet was that was kind of mean, even though it’s true.
Russ, sorry. It was meant to all be in good fun.
I just assumed they were some comfortable underwear and you were in a groove, so why make the change?
Joe, I love how you think. You seem like a very laid back type of guy.
My first thought…
“You too??”
Tony, that comment literally made me laugh out loud. Thanks for that.
I thought you wore them 3 days in a row without washing them, but I wasn’t judgemental. It was more like–Eh, it happens.
Matt, you are one of my favorite people on the entire world wide web. I love your sense of humor.
huh..lol…only rob…lets see…(and read on)
Arny, thanks for trusting me. I appreciate you giving me the benefit of the doubt.
First thought: There has to be more to the story–doesn’t sound like Rob.
Mim, thanks for giving me the benefit of the doubt. It’s not always easy to do.
My first thought was: I bet he washed them in-between–because Rob has never vomited & he doesn’t wanna start now (on account of some dirty, nasty drawz!). 😉
Chad, that’s funny. Good memory with the vomit.
My first thought was “I can’t remember the last time I changed my underwear”
Ed, that’s really funny. I hope you are joking.
Initial thought was, “I’d have thought that’s gross 6 months ago, but then I experienced life at a summer camp where I once went 5 days without showering, so it’s really not that big of a deal.”
TMZ, now that is kind of gross.
My first though: Pro athletes do that and worse as pregame traditions. So if that’s what it take to keep you mojo going, then preach on!
Besides, I was a boy scout. Three days is nothing!
Randal, wow. I would have never made it as a Boy Scout. Thanks for the comment.
My first thought was, “so what?” You never where the same pair of underwear 3 days in a row? What if you don’t have any clean ones or they’re not dirty?
DP, if you wear them for more than one day they are going to be dirty. Smell yours. I promise it ain’t smellin’ like roses.
First thought. Why didn’t he get four days wear? Right way round, back to front, then repeat inside out.
T.C., very creative. Gross but very creative.
First thought was this has to be metaphoric. Or, more to the story.
Joseph, so you gave me the benefit of the doubt. Thanks!
First thought you might be joking but i am surprised you wore having the same pair for three days.howwwww.its just like euh..Did you feel comfortable for after 1 day?