This is a follow up from our last post about moving a little clutter out of your life.

You have found a couple of things that you need to move out of the way so you can get very clear on the things you want to do in your life. And the next question is, “Now what?”

Here are a few of suggestions:

• Write down your reasons for leaving those things behind. Why do they no longer serve your life? Then write down how this “new thing” will enhance your life. Even if it is as simple as, “I want to read more books to help me reduce my stress”, making that statement in writing gives it “legs” in your life.

 

• Okay so writing down your ideas is not your gig, then call on a good friend. Say out loud why you need to move one thing off your plate to add something you really want to be doing. Have your friend listen until you have pled your case because once you start that stream of consciousness you don’t want it interrupted. Then your friend can play “devil’s advocate”, listing pros and cons to your choices.

 

• Sit with your decision and listen for that inner voice to give you guidance. When we shut down the external world (and that includes all technology) your inner guidance will speak. Getting closer to that voice again will make future decisions easier.

 

• Make a plan! Maybe the thing you need to get out of your life involves other people so plan ahead on how you want to deliver the news. And don’t feel like you need to apologize but instead offer a simple explanation, “Things are changing in my life right now and I’m rearranging some things on my plate.”

 

• And last but not least, sometimes you need help from someone completely out of your tribe. A neutral third party who doesn’t know you (or knows you a little) that can help guide you through the obstacles. This could be a mentor, business coach, counselor or someone else that can see the big picture. Go for it! Anything that can move you forward, clear that clutter and move you into the things you really want to be doing is well worth your time and effort.

These are just a few ways for you to change things in your life so you are truly making room for the things that bring you joy. Stop putting these beautiful things on the back burner because your soul is calling for you to make them a priority.

Let me hear from you in the comments, have you found another way to help you remove some clutter from your life? Remember sharing your wisdom may help someone else.

Peace and Love!

“Ask yourself if what you are doing today is getting you closer to where you want to be tomorrow” ~unknown

Here in the South spring is in the air. Warmer days, nights still cool, more daylight and the call to plant, clean and clear clutter has a strong draw on all of us. Putting your hands in the cool earth to plant, taking a box of stuff to Goodwill or just sitting in the sunshine, lifts your heart and makes your life feel a little lighter.

Have you ever thought about clearing, cleaning and planting your life on the inside while doing all of the physical stuff on the outside?

As you leave Fall and Winter behind, which are months of introspect and taking stock of the past year, Spring presents us with the opportunity to open ourselves up to new ideas, get rid of the stagnant stuff that has us weighted down and decide how to shape the year ahead.

“To get clear on where you want to go, you have to move clutter off the path.”

Just as I have learned, if you keep piling stuff on, the voice you need to hear (the one that speaks your truth) can’t get through all of the crap in the way. The idea you thought was a good one gets left behind because the confirmation you were looking for got tired of talking over top of the clutter piled up in its way.

It’s simple really, think about the things in your life right now that are truly clutter. The things that bog you down because they don’t serve you any more or you are afraid to stop doing them. Or the little things that occupy your mind so you can stay just “busy” enough not to explore that idea you had.

If you dumped some or at least one of those things, what kind of difference would it make in your life?

I’m going to make a guess that after reading that question you immediately knew the one thing to get rid of to make room for the things you really want to do that would bring much more joy to your life.

And Spring is all about the joy of starting anew, planting seeds and growing ideas. So grab that mental feather duster and start clearing the dust off of your life. Slow and steady a little bit at a time and soon your path will be clutter free.

Happy Spring Cleaning!