Organizing Is Personal And Spiritual

“The less clutter you have, the more your favorite items can be featurednand radiate their life-enhancing energies.” Jami Lin, feng shui consultant.

Organizing and uncluttering is both personal and spiritual. This may sound strange, but let’s break it down:nn Organizing is personal:
• First, the definition for clutter is different for everyone, for example clutter can be: no things that were given to you that you don’t like or need,no unfinished projects or hobbies,no poor buying decisions,no things that make you feel bad about yourself (e.g. clothes that don’t fit), orno memorabilia from people or events in the past that no longer has value or has a negative connotation.
• Second, were your parents throwers or savers, what were your family finances like, and how did you respond to all of this as a child? All of this has a huge effect on how we view ‘things’ as an adult.
• Third, is there an emotional attachment to your stuff? Do your things have memories attached to them or did your things come from a special person?nn Organizing is spiritual because…
• it brings order and balance to our lives. We constantly tread the thin line between order and chaos, Yin and Yang; so organizing helps with the balance.
• it honors the organic flow of life. Life is constantly changing at home and at work, so being organized helps us to handle this inevitability with grace.
• it honors the sacred importance of our daily lives: every moment, every detail of our lives is precious and shouldn’t be wasted.
• it honors the sacredness of the spaces in which we live; they are containers of our lives. For example, no Your bedroom as a sanctuary and should be a space of stillness, peace, and love.no Every home should have a personal space where you can be quiet and away from the ‘eye of the storm’: a desk in the corner, a favorite chair with a good reading lamp, or a nook in which to meditate. no Home is a place to focus on the things that are most important to us and that we hold most dear, not meaningless clutter.
• it creates harmony and balance in our environment; uncluttering allows the unobstructed movement of cosmic energy in your home, which is known as Chi.
• And finally, by organizing, we honor ourselves. no When we organize, we say “I’m important, I matter, and I respect myself and my time.”