This just me , but I find it impossible to renew, restore, rebuild, without first clearing the decks. Creating some order. Creating space for the new.
I've always been like this. And, actually, it rather excites me. After being unwell, and/or stuck in some mental fog that has left me stuck in disorder, I always (eventually) come to, and decide to have a clean sweep and Get My Life Sorted. And that is the exact time that I get excited.
Before that, I just get down, immobilised, overwhelmed. Yes, seriously. It's part of my pattern. And I'm one hundred per cent sure that I'm not the only person who is like this.
My first step in clearing the decks this time, was seeing just how much, or more likely, how little time, my everyday tasks take me. Which showed me how much available free time that I have. I wish that I had looked at things this way, long ago. It just simplified things for me. Hugely.
Why does clearing things, matter?
Because seriously, I do think that it does.
For some mysterious reason, I find it impossible to get myself together after ill health or something like that, without first creating order and clearing the decks, around me. And that is because I also work from home. When we are visually drawn to things, by too much stuff, whatever is needing to be done, untidiness, and so on, it's like little bits of our prana, our life-force, getting dissipated by our awareness going to things that are going to distract us. And of course, our concentration keeps getting messed with. It honestly is a major hindrance, and can be quite overwhelming, especially when we haven't been too good, for whatever reason.
Because I do feel that home life matters, when I was teaching yoga, a lot, here there and everywhere, I still tackled my home whenever I was going through a restore, revive, period. Which I had to do, often, due to a hidden condition which made me rather unwell.
I just couldn't relax at home with little piles of "stuff" around the place. I just had to sort out things and have a biff out, followed by drop offs at the op shops. This always leaves me with a sense of relief, I then feel less burdened, actually.
I find, and maybe you do, too, that when I need to put some time into myself, especially health wise, that a clear out "clears the decks", and creates some important space by reducing the mental load of Things Waiting To Be Done.
And then, I'm able to Sort Myself Out. Revive, restore, renew.
Do you feel like this?
Link to Global Unity Festivals on you tube, here. I'm in the Wave 1, Asia/Pacific episodes.
Link to a post explaining Global Unity Festivals, here
Yes, so right. We went on a very interesting 6 week travel adventure over Sept /Oct. It was full of synchronicity and messages. When we came home I felt like I had had a big growth experience. On returning, I was smitten with a sort of jet lag type thing, but I was absolutely driven to go through my wardrobe immediately... and clear out the old stuff. I then moved to other cupboards. I noticed when the impulse disappeared too... and it occured to me that we should use those waves of impulse while they are with us... act on them, because its not easy to part with our 'old friend old stuff'. We get so attached to it.
ReplyDeleteGosh, we so do get attached to our stuff. But so fabulous that you had weeks of travel :)
DeleteYes, I agree. I have some little piles that I need to clear and organize, too. I find dusting makes a huge difference, too.
ReplyDeleteI love to have a dusting, too. I do believe that it creates negative ions
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