the sara ochs blog

So I admit that I am a sweater. Not a winter article of clothing, but a person that sweats. Not very ladylike I know, but the truth nonetheless. Deodorant is an important part of my life. Some “flavors” (scents, if you prefer) make the sweat grosser than others. I try my very very hardest NOT to get the flavor that makes the stinkiest stink. But can you guess what usually happens? I almost always get the wrong one. The stinky one. I guess I think about it (“it” being the stinky flavor) so much that I become fixated on it and instead of reaching for the flavor I DO want I end up with the one I do NOT want.

A friend and fellow blogger, Janice Buckson (bloggerbuck.wordpress.com), recently wrote about the power of our words. And it made me think about deodorant and about my attitude and perception of things. She reminded me that what we say has an affect on our lives and our choice of deodorant it seems. Maybe the deodorant application is just for me, but maybe not. I am making a choice, starting now, to think and speak and act on the things that I WANT to be and do and not just focus on the failures that I notice in myself.

So there it is. A deodorant commercial and mini devotional all in one. Janice offers a MUCH more cohesive and articulate post about the power of our words and I would encourage you to read it. I am just the sweaty girl sharing random thoughts…and perhaps too much personal information.