September is a good month for cleaning out things

Here in the US, September is a time when people are getting back to routine after the summer.  It's a great time to clean things out, shed things, and make room for new things.  This can include your body, your home, your office, your life, and your mind.

Cleaning out, whether inside or outside our bodies, lightens our energy levels and reduces the tension in our bodies.  All things are made of energy, so as you clear out clutter in your space and life, you release old energy that is no longer adding to your life in a positive way.  Even things that brought you pleasure in the past can be weighing you down now.  When you give away, sell, or throw away stuff you no longer use or need, you will feel lighter.  If you can recirculate or recycle where someone else can use it, you'll feel even better than just throwing it away.  But either way, release it from your space.

Where do you start?  Well, first sit down and make a list of the things you want to clean out.  Add all aspects of your life, body, and space.  What needs cleaning out? How do you want to feel?  What is the outcome you'd like to see.  How do you want your space to feel?  What do you want your surroundings to look like?  Who do you want around? What kind of experiences do you want? How do you want your body to feel and look?

Once you know the outcome you are looking for, look at your stuff, your life, your relationships.  What doesn't fit anymore?  Look at your schedule.  What's it look like?  Is it too busy?  What seems to weigh you down just thinking about it.

Once you know the outcomes you are looking for and what doesn't fit, prioritize the areas.  What changes are manageable? What is practical in your life right now to do? What would make the most impact?  What feels right?  Does cleaning out one area at a time feel better or making small changes in a few areas feel better?

One of the best pieces of advice that I can give is : do what feels good to you.  Everyone has theories on what's best, but listening to your gut supersedes it all.

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So clean out this month.  Start small or start big.  What needs cleaning out?  Once you start, you'll feel energized and happier.  You'll feel so good, you'll want to continue.  Letting things go lightens you and frees you up for new things in your life, (hopefully new experiences rather than more material stuff). It gets easier as you go along and you'll end up with a lighter space, body, and life.

Getting back to routine and cleaning out the extras can feel really good. Enjoy!