Clearing Your Space Can Change Your Life...

Is it as simple of that?? Well it is true that your space does reflect your life.
What does your space say about your life right now?
Do you like this reflection?
Many of us have spaces that do not nourish us mentally, emotionally and spiritually.
Think of the last time your were somewhere and it made you feel like you just wanted to STAY there. What was happening or not happening in that space that made you feel that way?
It may be time to look at the space where you live and become clear about how your personal spaces effect your energy. Does your space lift you up or weigh you down?
If your space drains you of your energy or dampens your motivations for life, are you willing to make some changes?

If you want to make changes my first suggestion is to start small.
Maybe start in your closet with a few brown bags and begin to eliminate things you have not worn for at least a year and a half. For those things you are not sure about, put them in a bag marked 6 months. If you have not missed them in 6 months you know you probably don't need them anymore. You do not have to be brutal, you may find you require more time with certain things.
You will be amazed at how light you will begin to feel as you release these items... giving them away, donating them. The process will become easier as you grow accustomed to letting things go.

Space Clearing is an ancient Feng Shui technique passed from one generation of wise teachers to the next. It gives us permission to clear out the old, stagnant and chaotic energy in any space, and create new ones for fresh beginnings and positive change.

Do we live in a world of NOISE?

George Prochnik's book, In Pursuit of Silence: Listening for Meaning in a World of Noise, made me think about sound in a more thoughtful way. I began to think about sounds that I love, sounds that I take for granted, sounds that I tolerate, sounds that I block out and sounds that I feel asaulted by. I decided this week to focus on sounds that I love and really listen and appreciate them. There are elegant and soothing sounds and sounds that make me feel content and happy. I want to bring more of those sounds to the forefront and experience them as a delight in my day. If I lost my sense of hearing I would no longer be able to experience those sounds. The sound of silence is one of those beautiful sounds too. The silence make the sounds I love more distinct and delicate. What are the sounds that you cherish, but have not really thought about lately? Can you listen and savor some of your favorite sounds?
Please share your favorite sounds with me.

Why do we "spring clean" ?

I wonder why people clean in the Spring??? Maybe there is just something about spring that makes us want to release the old and make space for something new or just make space!
If spring is the time of buds and blossoms and light, I suspect we all want to make room for that. That means clearing out, cleaning out, exhaling, letting go. How tightly we sometimes hold on to our "stuff".
Thankfully in nature, plants are able to go through a cycle of growth and then surrender to the earth again. Thankfully we can we learn from nature.
What can you surrender? What are you holding onto that needs to be released, that no longer affirms being awake and alive?
Can you release something today that is an act of preparing for something new and life giving to enter your inner and outer world?