This week’s INTENT is about managing your time and I have found myself mysteriously drawn to clearing the clutter of my life in so many ways. I did not set out to clean up that messy drawer, or to re-organize my closets, or toss out a lot of old paperwork I had been holding onto for years. It just sorta happened and I must say that WOW it is refreshing and you should try it. First it started with my moving my art studio of ten years to a new smaller space.
Yes, everyone seems to be downsizing these days. With a smaller space I have to let go of STUFF. I had to ask myself, "When I am old and gray (well, I will never be gray because I love my hairdresser too much) and my nephews are forced to deal with the stuff I have left behind – does it really matter if I hold onto this and that?" And of course, the overwhelming answers were NO, NO, and NO. While cleaning out my studio, I decided to bring some of my more valuable stuff home and that’s when I had to make room in my loft.
Now a loft is one big room and with valuable closet space. Making the most of every nook and cranny became paramount and this caused me to toss out more stuff at home. Finally, my upstairs neighbor was generous enough to share his roaches with me and that meant taking everything out of my kitchen cabinets to have it sprayed. And this lead to more clutter clearing as I found things I no longer needed in the kitchen.
The point of my BLOG this week is to get you think about the physical stuff in your own life. Ask yourself: do I need it? Is it who I am today and who I want to become tomorrow? Most importantly, at the end of your life is this what I want to be holding onto and passing along to my family as something I truly value? Realistically, clearing clutter is NOT Feng Shui. It might be the western interpretation of Feng Shui, but the classical Chinese version does not care how much crap you have around your house as long as it is in the right location and compass direction.
Best Time Management for this month would be CLEARING YOUR CLUTTER and starting the new year – February 4th is the Chinese New Year – with a clean sparkly slate!
Good article! Never hurts to clear the clutter in our lives. Thanks. http://www.liveinfreedommtoday.com
Have been wondering why I suddenly feel these overpowering urges to clean, de-clutter, move furniture and transform my home? So thinking, got up from the PC, wandred over to a window, looked outside and immediately knew the answer.
Here in Palm Desert, in the heart of the Coachella Valley of Southern California, it already looks, smells and feels like Spring!