I have come to a decision that it’s time for me to clean out the home. Now I do like to clean out at least once a year, but this time I feel that I want to go deeper with this process.
This clean out will be different, I will go through everything corner of my home and garage , nothing that does not serve me will go into a garage sale later this summer.
What prompted this? I just realized that I’m holding onto so many useless items. My life and home has become a storage unit for old memories, old stories, old junky pieces of nic-nats. Some of these items were brought in by me, some from friends or relationships and many of these folks are no longer in my life, I never see of hear from them, so why am I holding onto this type of relationship residue.
I would anser that by stating that I use to be (and probably still am) a memory junkie. I liked the nostalgia of the past time. By holding onto that piece of whatever keep that memory/story alive. But, that isn’t serving me anymore. The residue has to go. Oh, I will hang onto the memory, but not the relic. Relics always need some type of care taking. Why am I putting energy into taking care of a dusty nic-nat that no one else will see or understand. It’s got to go.
Here are some other interesting patterns of myself . I bought/collected a slew of material that I (at the time) thought was going to transform my life for the better. In other words I was trying to heal and better myself with these various purchases. Such as books; when I was in training with Life Coaching I was on a hungry search to find tools and information that would help me to be happier. The books were interesting at the time, and reading them did give me some relief. But, now they got to go.
Also, I have collected weird stuff, which I call my toys. Lava lamps, posters, DVD’s, art mobiles, wind chimes and all kinds of other stuff. I learned that I collected all of these items, because I thought it made me unique. My thought pattern was that if you came into my home, you would see all of my toys and then (hopefully) you would see me as unique. Guess what? These items don’t do that at all, oh they might start a conversation, but these were just an usual way for me to get attention. They got to go.
So, what I’m asking myself is; do I need stuff to transform my life or do I need stuff to make me stand out. Do I need any of these patterns?
Here are some questions for you in case you feel like doing a little investigation into your life.
Pick up something and ask yourself, why do I have this item? Did I collect this in hopes that it would do something for me? Did it do something for me? And by holding onto this item WILL it bring me (something) that I honor or prize.
Then ask yourself do I want to hang onto this, if so then hang onto it. But, you might consider letting it go.
Finally, why am I doing this extreme clean out? I want my life to be lighter. I want the energy in my home to be flexible and flowing. I want release of old patterns, and attachments.
And in the end it’s now about possessions, it’s about letting go and allowing the new energy in.
Let me know what you think about this.
