Organize your house & get rid of clutter – Video
“Every minute you spend looking through clutter, wondering where you put this or that, being unable to focus because you’re not organized costs you: time you could have spent with family or friends, time you could have been productive around the house, time you could have been making money.” –Jean Chatzky
Clutter is anything that is getting in the way of you living the life of your dreams and can take the form of mental thoughts, excess weight, physical items, money, or even relationships. Clutter can be internal or external. Here we are going to focus on the connection between clutter in your home and your overall wellbeing. If your house is constantly a mess, you hold on to items from the past, or you have not completed a spring cleaning—like ever—in your life, it is time to find out the meaning behind your clutter.
Clutter is the embodiment of the belief or commitments from the past, which live in a dimensional way in the present. Just as holding too much weight can make you feel heavy and down, too many items in your home can suffocate your radiance and make you small in the world. You may be unconsciously using the clutter to sabotage yourself. So how can you stop and where should you begin? First off, love yourself for where you are at right in this moment. Come to an acceptance that you hold on to things, whether that is items, weight, thoughts, or people. The more you love yourself where you are in this moment, the better you will be able to treat yourself and have the proper motivation to change.
Getting rid of clutter of any sort is difficult because you are navigating new waters and moving out of habits ingrained within you from childhood. According to Richardson, it is all about taking action and making changes approachable enough that we set ourselves up for success. Take it slowly. Break it down to small areas of your house. Rather than asking yourself to clear a whole room or even a closet, start with one cupboard or even part of a counter. When you ease into the project, you can have some success and begin to understand the purpose behind the clutter.
As you begin to de-clutter your life, you may find that your home flows smoother. Take a look at the energy flow of your house. Your environment represents your inner landscape and world. If you are free flowing it may be represented through simplicity, art, or the ability to move throughout the home with ease. The way that you take care of yourself and your home teaches your children a form of self-love and respect. It also creates a great degree of safety and balance within individuals.
Exercise:
Go through your house and pay attention to what items feel out of place and energetically off. Remove these items. If you aren’t able to give them away, keep them in a separate part of the house for a period of time so that you are able to tell a difference in how you feel when the items are absent. Don’t put spring cleaning off until two years from now. Make it a constant habit to give things away. Perhaps you do one section of your house at a time slowly. If you haven’t worn or used something in over a year, chances are that you no longer need the item and it is energetically weighing you down.
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