How does clutter in your home affect your life ? Would you rather confront almost anything rather than the pile of bills, unopened mail and magazines stacked on your kitchen table ? You will think twice about ignoring the growing jumble when you realize that clutter is draining your energy, possibly affecting your finances contributing to poor health, poor relationships, etc ! Clear your clutter and open to the joys of living in a fresh, clear space.One day I entered my health club and one woman was there, sneezing and coughing: I told her : You must have too much furniture in your home ! get rid of it, you will get well ! She said: "How do you know ? I inherited my parents furniture and I was planning to sell a few things ! "
Clutter can be anything too much: too many clothes, too much furniture, tools, it is definitely the filled to overflowing closet, unsorted boxes stuffed in the garage, unreturned phone calls and Emails. It is that "to do" list preying on your mind, or our outdated beliefs that block new beginnings. Surrounding ourselves with reminders of unpleasant past experiences unconsciously affects our health - spiritually, physically and emotionally.
Photographs of old lovers and former spouses may qualify as clutter if you desire a new relationship. Your bed is not for storage either - hiding things under it constitutes clutter and is a recipe for blocks in a marriage ! An attic full of old, never-used items weighs on our shoulders, symbolically and literally. A basement full of abandoned items pulls our energy down, and it can feel like walking through sludge in such a house. Clutter lowers our energy at a subconscous level; it affects our focus because there is nowhere for the eyes, and thus the mind, to rest. Clutter can affect our mental atttudes - some people are embarrassed to invite others into their home because of the pervasive mess. Many of us have kept things for our children while they are in college and later getting settled, but at some point you need to reclaim your space and they must take responsibility for their stuff.
Keeping an item because you may need it someday means subconsciously you are afraid you won't be able to buy a new one when you desire it ! it reinforces a sense of lack. This obsession is called disposaphobia.
Clutter includes more than physical objects: our minds and lifestyles can be repositories for clutter. Overabondance of TV, reading, exercise or working can represent withdrawal from our lives, and relationships. Addictive activities become clutter, keeping our minds occupied and thus distracting us from dealing with more pressing matters. Clutter is an aid to avoidance.
