Make Room in Your Life - From Clutter Overwhelm to Clarity

 

Do you ever feel like abundance comes into your life and brings you joy but later rears its ugly side? It happens in nature too - the crops ripen in the field, but left unused they rot and (eventually) return to the soil. We are in the midst of this energy right now, as we move through late autumn. This is, indeed, what clutter is to us.

 

My inspiration tonight comes from making sense of the tangle of kids' clothes. Due to doting and sales-savvy relatives, the kids' drawers are bulging and we were overdue for doing something about it. The straw broke tonight finally (thus my gritty pictures - sorry).

Feeling Too Full... And What is Enough?


This afternoon I was preparing for having some people over, so I was tidying up. There were some purchases from the store to put away, so I carried them to the bathroom and put them right where they belong (happy organization systems!).

... But they wouldn't fit.

Not because they didn't have a home, but because their home was already full -- aside from the toiletries in use, I already had extra in the cabinet. Lo and behold, I had just purchased more of the very thing that I already had more than enough of.

Learning About Your Clutter Through Your Body

You can use your emotions to sense how clutter is different from other things in your house. Try this technique.