7 Easy Tips to De-Clutter and Bring More Prosperity and Abundance

By Karen Andersen

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How much prosperity, abundance, and joy are in your life? If your outer environment reflects chaos, disorganization or clutter, those can be clues to what’s going on in your inner life.

So let’s get started. You will need a lot of free space whether it is in the garage or outdoors, or in another room. Find out who your friends really are, or hire an organizing expert to help you. Play some music and give yourself a specified period of time to begin the task of focusing on the clutter. Yes, it can be fun so remember to express laughter and joy and trust the process!

Set aside your belongings into 5 separate piles: GIVE IT AWAY; RECYCLE OR SELL IT; THROW IT AWAY; I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT; and KEEP IT.
1. Take a look around and examine where the clutter exists in your home or office.

2. Begin with one room.

3. Take one drawer or closet at a time.

4. Pay attention to the way you are feeling. As you begin to touch objects that you are thinking of getting rid of. What would happen if you let them go, or shared your abundance with someone else?

• If you are afraid of doing so, this can be your “clue” that there is an emotional feeling that needs to be expressed. It is normal to feel afraid or confused.

Now begin to ask yourself some important questions.

(a) What does this object or thing mean to you?
(b) Do you need it, and do you love it?
(c) Does it make you feel terrific or inspire you?
(d) Have you used this object in the last 6 months?
(e) Does it really belong here or somewhere else?
(f) Did you know it was there if you needed to find it?

5. If you replied to the above questions with “I don’t know”, then place your items in a file box and label it with the date. Three to six months later, take a deep breath and go to that file box and see if you can guess all of the things that are hidden in there. If you can’t recall all of those items, guess what? That’s your clue that it’s all CLUTTER! Now go to step 6, and decide whether you will Give it away, Recycle or Sell it, Throw it away, or Keep it.

6. If you have answered NO to the above questions, then you have a few more choices. Give it away to a worthwhile charity or friend, recycle it, throw it away, or sell it on Craigs list or eBay, and make some money!

7. If you answered YES to 4(b) – 4(f), then you get to Keep it, because it has significant value to you and makes you feel special or joyful!

This is a task that you have probably been putting off, and it will take awhile to get through all of the clutter, so TRUST the process as it unfolds. Start small with just one drawer or one box. Plan to do something fun or nurturing, to reward yourself with afterwards! Repeat this process as often as you can or devise one that works better, until you are satisfied with your progress. Soon you will notice a shift in the energy in your environment as you feel grateful for the prosperity, abundance and joy that are on their way to you! Congratulations!