Clutter,Loves,Hide,Places,Look DIY Clutter Loves to Hide - 7 Places to Look for it
When starting a new work at home business it is very easy to become consumed by it. We spend so much time trying to get the business up and running that we may end up becoming burned out and lose our motivation. There is so much to learn and Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;mso-style-noshow:yes;mso-style-parent:"";mso-padding-alt:0in
In Feng Shui, the first thing to do is remove the clutter.Until clutter is removed, any Feng Shui enhancements youapply will not be effective. And, if all you ever do is get rid of your clutter, you will be boosting your prosperity, improving your health and relationships, and upgrading all areas of your life.Clutter is anything unfinished, unresolved, unused, tolerated or disorganized. Clutter is emotional constipation, keeping you stuck in the past and blocking the flow of energy in your life. With blocked energy all aspects of your life are affected.Clutter loves to hide and here are some places to look for it.1. Time Clutter - do you have too many things on yourto-do list? Do you keep trying to fit just one more thingin? Do you feel under pressure? I have come to acceptthat I cannot possibly do everything in one day, or evenin one week. This takes the pressure off! Are you sayingyes to what you want to be saying yes to?2. Procrastination - do you put off taking action on somethings you want to do, registering for a class, or making aphone call for example, so your head gets cluttered uptrying to remember to do it? Some things are worth takingaction on immediately. Some things are worth schedulingso they are not done at the last minute and under pressure,or even worse, are missed.3. How is your Email Inbox? Do you regularly get it downto 5 or less emails? Clutter in your Inbox will deplete your energy, and you will waste time looking for information. Set up folders to sort your mail, and use the delete button liberally!4. Your head! Do you have a whole lot of thoughts runningaround in your head when you get up in the morning? JuliaCameron in the Artists Way suggests writing Morning Pages.There are 3 pages of free flow writing. Just let whatever wants to come up, come up. Its amazing what does come to the fore and I have found this a useful tool to start my day with a clear head.5. Things from the past. Do you have the wedding dress fromyour first marriage? Do you have books on subjects you are no longer interested in, or are they out of date? Do you have vitamins in your cupboard more than 6 months old they will have lost their potency. Have you moved from a house into a Condo and still have gardening tools you can no longer use? Do you have your grandparents clock that no longer works, and you don't even like it? Have you been given gifts that aren't you?Clear this clutter and notice how your energy changes.6. Do you have things in a storage unit? Do these passthe Ultimate Clutter Test? Do you love them, do you usethem, and do they raise your energy? If not, how much is it costing you to store these things. If they disappearedwould you miss them? Do you even remember what is inthose boxes? How about your garage? Is it so full thatyour car/s need to sit outside? How much are your carsdepreciating by being out in the elements and are thethings in the garage worth that much?7. Heres a tough one! Are there people in your life whodrain your energy? What is it costing you? What do youhave invested in staying in contact with them? Maybe they are close family members. Who do you need to be to take care of yourself around them?Be ruthless when it comes to decluttering. For the energy to flow easily in your life, and your home, you need to bediligent when it comes to clutter. And there is no hiding from clutter by moving it to the basement, the shed at the bottom of the garden, or even a storage unit. It is in yourenvironment and will still be affecting you.© 2003, Vicky White. All rights reserved. May be duplicated with attribution and copyright notice intact.http://www.LifeDesignStrategies.com/
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