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Parenting - What Clutter Clearing
Can Do For You
What Clutter Clearing Can Do For You
by: Stephanie Robertss
You can get a pretty good idea of the benefits of clutter
clearing simply by imagining your life free of all the negative
effects of clutter: lack of focus and clarity; feelings
of being professionally, creatively, spiritually, and/or
romantically stuck; insufficient time and attention for
self and family; increased stress, irritability and depression.
Wouldn't it be great to be free of all these?
No matter what other factors may be dragging you down,
I guarantee you that clearing your clutter will dramatically
improve your mood and energy. And then any other problems
you are confronting won't seem quite so bad.
When you first start clutter clearing you may be surprised
at the emotions triggered by the simple act of dealing with
your stuff. You think you're just cleaning out your home,
but what you're really doing is rooting around in dusty
corners of your psyche and coming eyeball-to-eyeball with
unresolved business from the past. The personal relics that
lurk within your clutter - college papers, family memorabilia,
detritus from a long-dead marriage - can be easier to ignore
than to carry to the dump, which is why they've been haunting
the back of your closet for so many years.
As you persevere with clutter clearing a moment will come
when you realize how much lighter and happier you feel.
In the process of coping with your clutter, you've reconnected
with your inner self, with dreams and wishes long ignored.
Those you've outgrown can be released with a fond smile.
Those that make your heart leap with recognition and longing...
well, now you have the space, time, and energy to pursue
them.
Clutter clearing gets you out of your rut. It shakes loose
frozen aspects of your soul and allows them to journey into
your heart where they belong and where you can listen to
and act upon them.
Eventually, you will find yourself turning to clutter clearing
instead of aspirin or caffeine when you notice that you're
not as clear-headed, focused or insightful as you'd like
to be. If you're feeling lethargic and don't want to exercise,
you'll know to examine whether you've allowed a zone of
stagnation to creep in around the couch (where you are most
likely to be having lazy thoughts in the first place). If
you can't seem to decide on priorities for your business,
you'll realize it's time to clear off the desk and catch
up on paperwork. And if you're not eating as well as you
should, you'll remember that clearing off the kitchen counter
and cleaning out the fridge will help get your eating habits
back on track.
What this all boils down to is that managing your clutter
helps you feel like less of a victim and puts you back in
control of your moods and your life. You have greater confidence
in your abilities and decisions, so you feel more hopeful
and optimistic about the future. You respect yourself more,
and will probably find that other people treat you better
as well. You feel less stressed, and have more courage to
try and do new things. You stop turning to material objects
to make you happy, because you are content with less.
Clearing out your clutter creates space for possibility.
You may find yourself deciding to go back to school, change
your career, start your own business, go out on a date,
take up painting or singing or ballroom dancing, try out
for a part in a play, or... what's your dream? (No wonder
clutter clearing can be a little scary! Suddenly there are
no more excuses for why you can't pursue that dream.)
Your friends will say you look terrific. They'll wonder
where that sparkle in your eye came from, and how you manage
to look both energized and serene at the same time. It's
because you have released from your life everything that
is no longer useful to you. You have let go of the past
and are no longer hoarding for the future. You have made
space for living freely in the present, where peace resides.
© 2003 Stephanie Roberts
[excerpted from "Clutter-Free Forever!", Lotus
Pond Press, 2003]
About The Author
GOT CLUTTER?!? Clearing out clutter is the most important
and powerful way to dramatically improve the feng shui of
your home. Stephanie Roberts' "CLUTTER-FREE FOREVER!"
Home Coaching Program provides all the insight, motivation,
and step-by-step guidance you need in an in-depth ebook
and 6 weekly lessons. Plus, you can join our Affiliate Program
and earn a commission on every referral sale. Find out more
at http://www.clutter-free-forever.com.
stephanie@clutterfreeforever.com
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