Spring Cleaning

"Out of clutter, find simplicity." ~ Albert Einstein

I love spring. It's my favorite time of the year. It's a time when everything is in bloom and the world seems to come back to life. It's a time to clear out the clutter both in our home and in our mind because when we clear out the clutter, we open the door to abundance - I truly believe that. I believe that when clutter surrounds us, it makes it hard to concentrate, focus, be clear. After our fire last August, all our clutter was gone in an instant. That's not the way I would have chosen to clear our 30 years of accumulated stuff, but in a strange way it freed me of the desire to accumulate material things and put life in perspective. It made me realize that the most important things in life aren't things at all. So, now we have a different house, a much smaller one and already I can see things starting to accumulate. Spring is the perfect time to take inventory of those things that serve us and let the things that don't go. Pass those clothes that don't fit, the dishes and items we don't use, and the books we've read or will never read on to someone who can get some use from them.

Then, there is the clutter of the mind. How many times has too many thoughts, especially negative ones held you back in life? For me, more times than I can count. It is a good practice to regularly clear out the thoughts that do not serve us. Just let that stinkin' thinkin' go! Forgive and move forward inviting peace and harmony along the way.

How do you clean up the clutter of your mind? Forgiveness, gratitude, prayer, meditation, affirmations, deep breathing, exercise, clean eating, learn something new... it's all intertwined. Seem overwhelming? Pick one. Start somewhere. That's what I'm doing. One thought at a time!

Happy Spring.

Kathy G
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