Shut it. Thursday February 2, 2012

You sometimes hear people say that they're 'closing the door' on a certain incident, or a particular part of their life.

They're putting it behind them, moving on from it.

Although closing the door is a figure of speech, it's also something you physically do plenty of times a day.

Generally a good idea, too, if you want your valuables to be still there when you get home.

However I reckon you can link the physical action with its figure of speech meaning, whenever you need to.

It often makes sense to compartmentalise life so that certain parts are in certain boxes, and you're not trying to cope with all your stuff all at once.

Gets tricky, that.

So if you've been worrying about something while you've been driving, literally tell yourself that you'll leave it in the car as you shut the door.

If work's getting to you, reassure yourself that you're putting it behind you as the door closes at the end of the day.

Last one out? Lock it and bolt it too.

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