Everything is made of energy, including the things in our home. By filling up our home, we are filling up our space with energy. Over time, we can feel this energy dragging on us. If we are using the things we have or are enjoying their beauty, they add to our life. If not, they are weighing us down. Even just looking at clutter, or a "forgotten" pile of stuff can weigh on us.
Take a hotel room for instance. When you walk into a nice, clean hotel room, don't you feel relaxed? It is free of clutter and things are always placed in ways that are pleasing to the eye, organized and functional. Only things that are essential or beautiful are in the room. There is nothing unnecessary piled up, needing to be fixed, or dealt with.
When you give away or throw away things, it frees up space and leaves you feeling lighter. Your body instantly relaxes. You also free up space for new things to come into your life. If you can recycle things, by either giving them away, selling them, or reusing them more effectively, you are putting them back into circulation in the world to be useful again. Either way, you are freeing up space and energy is able to circulate in your house again.
Action
Start cleaning out your house. You can do this in small bits or all at once. I find breaking it down into smaller projects is more practical for most. You can take a room at a time, or a closet, or a drawer. Along the way you must remember to ask yourself some key questions. Why am I keeping it? Will I ever use it? Do I need 4 pairs of scissors? Do I need a whole drawer of first aid items (how old is that ointment anyway?!)? By the time I lose the weight, will this outfit even be in style anymore? Do I need 10 pairs of jeans? When will I look at all those school art projects stuffed in that bin?
Either finish up projects, such as a book you started 3 years ago, or move on. Hang the pictures or put them away. Donate books to the library if you're not going to read them again. This will free up the shelves for beautiful objects and space. Do you need collections of things or are they cluttering up the house?
Help others by donating gently used items such as winter coats and blankets. There are so many ways to help others, while at the same time, helping yourself. Sometimes it's as simple as giving things away that others need and would be extremely grateful for. When you give, you will always receive back in some way.
Kitchen cabinets usually hold way too much stuff: plastic storage containers, mugs and random items we collect over the years. Bathroom cabinets hold old, expired medicine bottles, and fragrant lotions we thought we'd use. Basements should only really hold seasonal and household items such as stocks of extra paper towels, etc., not things we think one day we might need if we get another house.
Keep your things in the present time, not things of the past or things for the future. You will feel more relaxed, energized and ready to spend your energy on things of your choosing. Free your space and you'll see just how amazing you'll feel. Enjoy your new surroundings!
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