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6 Steps to Clearing Emotional Clutter
by Karin Marcus
Spring has finally arrived. Time to shake off the
cobwebs and clear the path for new beginnings! Spring cleaning is an excellent
launching pad to embark on a new season of personal growth.
Spring cleaning is not only about beautifying your home or office. It can
also be very therapeutic. Clutter is more than a matter of external debris; it
is a reflection of your inner state. It is a symptom that has now become a
problem in its own right. Remarkably, while putting your external world in
order, things start changing internally as well. This is one time when working
from the outside in can be extremely effective. Spring cleaning releases an
untapped source of energy that revitalizes you mentally, physically, and
spiritually.
Clutter is defined both as a confused or disordered state as well as a
disarranged collection of objects. The word is derived from the Middle English
word 'cloteren' which means to coagulate. Clutter creates a blockage in your
energy flow. It stagnates you physically and is detrimental to your health. In
electronics, clutter refers to unwanted echoes that confuse the observation of
signals on a radar screen. What a wonderful image of what happens to your
thinking when you are surrounded by clutter.
Few of us are aware how detrimental clutter is to our overall sense of well
being. Clutter is a tremendous emotional and mental drain. If I am feeling
stuck, scattered, or uninspired, it is probably reflected in my working and
living space. Clutter is literally and figuratively a self made obstacle course
that prevents us from processing our thoughts and feelings and moving from point
A to B. Just looking at it makes us feel tired, overwhelmed, and even depressed.
It also keeps us locked in the past. Think of all the things you've held on to
that are a part of an old identity, past jobs, defunct relationships. Where is
there room for the new you to emerge?
6 Steps to Clearing Emotional Clutter:
First, select an area of your home that is calling for attention. Where in
your home do you like to spend your time, where do you get the most
accomplished, or just feel the happiest? You might think of your home as a map
of the body; where is your heart? Once you determine the room, next focus on
what is the heart of that room. It might be a desk, a reading corner, a
workbench.
Second, start removing every object from that space that does not represent
who you are now, what you love, or how you want to devote your time and energy.
Have three containers ready: one for disposal, one to give away to an
organization like Goodwill, and a smaller one for storage.
Third, organize and categorize what remains, giving each item a home equal
to its importance to you. Have fun with this. Purchase some attractive and
clever organizational baskets, files, or shelves.
Fourth, bring in something new to your space that represents the direction
in which you want to grow, something that gives you joy to look at and reminds
you of who you want to be. Again have fun selecting this item; make it a special
gift to your self.
Fifth, enjoy your new space. Notice how this reclaimed space has caused your
energy to shift. Take the time to basks in this new feeling. Perhaps write about
it in your journal. Sixth, when you are ready, spread the joy! Move on to
reclaim the next area of your home or office that is calling to you. Arise, go
forth, and conquer!
© 2010 Karin Marcus, Professional Certified Life
Coach / Retreat Leader "Let the beauty of what you love, be what you do"
Rumi
Karin@Steppingoutcoaching.com 610-667-5247
http://www.SteppingOutCoaching.com |
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