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Feng Shui Joy Notes
E-zine #32— April 2005
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Feature article:
Give yourself the gift of freedom
Freedom - Liberation from anything that restricts your
movement.
I'm proclaiming this month as "Freedom from Clutter"
month. Clutter restricts our movements, slows our lives down, and
keeps us stuck in the past. When we clear the clutter, the ch'i
is able to flow freely through our homes/offices, opportunities
flow into our lives, we can move about without restrictions, and
we can progress forward into the life we desire. Let freedom ring!
Where
can you find it?
Clutter can be
found everywhere. There are the usual places --closets, drawers,
cabinets, basements, garages, and attics. But also look in your
refrigerator, pantries, all rooms, and your yard. Check your shelves
for cluttered files, books, cd's and pictures. Our computers can
be vast storage dumps, too. We keep computer files and emails that
we'll never refer to again. It's all clutter!
Everyone has
clutter on some level. It is virtually impossible to be clutter
free all the time. Clutter clogs the mind, drains our energy, and
slows us down; but it is manageable. Clearing clutter is the most
effective way to get the ch'i moving in our lives. When we are free
of clutter, we become fabulously creative! We are creating space
for new opportunities in our lives. Read about my personal experience
with removing clutter:
Tips
for clearing your clutter:
- To start:
Choose an area that will have the biggest impact on how you feel
in your home. Perhaps it's the kitchen counter that you see every
day.
- Start small.
Choose a drawer or shelf. Work in small time increments. It's
easier to find 10-15 minutes each day to clean a shelf than 6
hours to clean a room.
- Ask yourself
if you love it or use it. If the answer is "yes", you
should keep it. If the answer is "no", it's time to
let it go. (Of course, if it belongs to your partner, then they
are the one who needs to answer the question.)
- Give away
to friends/family who would benefit more from that object. Be
sure they actually could use and want it though or you are adding
to their clutter.
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- Have a garage
sale - advertise in the newspaper, create flyers and purge. There
is always someone else out there who would be willing to pay for
your unused items. It energizes the Ch'i of that unwanted item
when it goes to someone who wants it. This will motivate you to
get it done by that day too.
- Donate. Schedule
Goodwill or a similar agency to pick up the unsold items at the
end of the garage sale or for some date when you'll be done decluttering.
- Throw it away
when all other options have been used, bless it for its
use and then let it go.
- Can't decide
on some things? Place them in a box and date it for six months
from now. If in six months you haven't opened the box, toss it
out without opening it.
- For specific
tips on how to clear the clutter, read my ezine: Declutter
your way to a life you love.
- For even more
inspiration, read "Clear your clutter with Feng Shui"
by Karen Kingston. It is a great book that will motivate you to
remove the clutter. Click on the book title to order.
- If the job
of decluttering your home or office seems too large a task right
now, consider working with a professional organizer.
- If you're
selling your home or moving, make sure that you declutter before
showing the home and before moving. You will feel so much better
in your new home when you just have the things you love and use
there. (It will also help the sale of your home if there isn't
any clutter.)
- Realize that
it's an on-going process to keep the clutter under control. Daily
maintenance prevents those overwhelming decluttering jobs later.
Energize your space by removing the clutter. Watch miraculous
things start to happen in your life.
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Experience the freedom of a clutter-free environment,
Joy
Feng Shui with Joy!
Creating harmonious spaces that work for you
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Joy Notes Q&A
Joy,
I
received a vase from my mother-in-law that really doesn't go with
my decor. Where would be a good place to put this? Can I store it
until she visits?
Arlene, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
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Arlene,
Gifts, especially from loved ones, can be a sensitive issue. I always come
back to the deciding question: "Do you love it?" Every
object in your home has an energy field around it. Loved objects
have vibrant happy energy and unloved objects have negative, conflicting
energy. Your energy field is affected by the energy of the objects
around you. If you have too many objects in your home that have
negative associations to them, you'll be adversely affected by them.
Even if they are stored away, you subconsciously know that they
are there.
My best advice is to get rid of those unloved objects. Perhaps you can
exchange it for a vase that you do love. Remember, it's the thought
that counts.
Make sure that you give gifts with the thought that the recipient is able
to freely do anything with the gift too. You don't want to clutter
up anyone else's home either.
Joy
If you
have a question you'd like to see answered in an
upcoming issue of Feng Shui Joy Notes, send your question
to Joy at Joy@FengShuiwithjoy.com
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