Decluttering is Not Just Limited to Things

Illustration by saint.barbie            

Good Morning,

I couldn't sleep.  It is about 1AM in the morning and I am up blogging away.  However, I did go to bed around 7PM.  I will declutter my brain and then go back to sleep until I have to get up for the gym.

The beginning of the year always means out with the old and in with the new.  Stores always advertise sales on storage containers for Christmas decorations or things that need to be stored.  Stores like the Container Store advertise shelving and closet solutions along with hangers. As part of my clutter resolution which I do several times a year, I clean my closet and donate anything I don't wear anymore to the Salvation Army or the Purple Hearts.  I also go through old papers and bills and toss them.  Decluttering for me isn't just throwing away things I don't need or storing away things not being used, but decluttering people from your life as well.  To determine what needs to be purged, I ask myself who doesn't make me feel good about myself when I am around them.  To elaborate, I ask  myself does this person make me feel good about myself, when I am in their company.  Do I feel indifferent about myself?  It is not like I am looking for people to boost my ego or confidence, but people that have my best interest at heart.  In order to determine that, you will need a spirit of discernment and that is when wisdom comes into play.  Remember, people that mean you no earthly good come with smiling faces and eventually they will show their true selves.  What I do is go through my contact list in my Blackberry and evaluate all of my relationships with the contacts.  If I feel that the relationship is taxing on me, I delete them from my contact list.  I stop calling.  If they call me, I am cordial; however, I will limit the amount of time speaking with them.  I love from afar.  If an opportunity presents itself for us to pick back up where we left off, I may entertain it but not before I analyze my present place.

Clutter creates a nuisance on organization.  The clutter of people can have that same impact on your life.  I have had people in my life including relatives that I thought were for me, but say and do things out of spite and jealousy.  However, I will give people the benefit of the doubt in this stage of my life, because people are human and they inadvertently do things.  It is up to me to shut it down so I can be the best possible me that I can be without the clutter.  When you say yes to everyone, you say not to yourself.  I believe that you must be able to take care of yourself first before you are able to take care of people. However, on a Spiritual realm,  taking care of people can aid in you taking care of yourself.

Blessings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!