Change your mop, change your life




It's all about the little things that make huge differences.  I had this experience in the last few weeks, to a month.

My boat stopped working, and I had serious problems with overheating. I thought the oil was heating, and that I might have been losing coolant.  I refilled both, checked the pipes.  Then I wasked someone to come and help me and he changed an impeller.  BOOM! She works like a dream.


The next week, I was complaining about my mop-and-bucket system.  It's mechanical - but I wasn't cleaning properly.  Rummaging in my cupboard, I found a new replacement mop-head. I changed it - VAMOOSH! Nice, fresh floors.

My bike wouldn't start.  I knew immediately - I changed a spark plug. Took a few kicks, and he roared back to life.

Moral of the story: a very tiny thing can have effect on the entire ecosystem of whatever it is you're dealing with. The English saying goes, 'Take care of the pennies, and the pounds will take care of themselves'.  This does not only apply to money, but to everything else.

Because how you do anything, is how you do everything. 

Right?

So I am back to being a happy bunny, with a great philosophy on life.
#happybychoice #joyisachoice #fitnchill #wellnessgoals




Location: Swieqi, Malta

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