Do I Dust Or Vacuum First? by Don Aslett
It is an amazing feeling to get rid of "stuff" and have order to my surroundings.
When my physical surroundings are out of sorts, so are my spirit and my body.
For years, I have prided myself on being a very organized person and a "non-pack-rat" with the ability to get rid of and organize "stuff', however, at some point, I turned my back for a few seconds and.....oh man....watch out.... the stuff multiplies itself right behind my back. The same thing happened to my body that I live in every day.... the weight just multiplied and moved in to stay without me taking charge.
Sometimes getting my house and body in order is totally overwhelming. At those times, getting my mind and spirit in order are overwhelming, also. However, when I get on top of one area, the other areas fall into step and it is very clear how connected each area is. There is no separation between the physical surroundings, the mind, body, and spirit.
As I am in the middle of my body change, my physical surroundings are falling into place, hence my mind and sprit are de-cluttered and tuned in to the things that are most important.
For the last 10 days, I had hit a weight loss plateau, very frustrating, however, I realized that I had also hit a plateau with several household projects. Once I put the projects back in motion and got my surroundings cleaned up , the weight began to budge. My focus was back and I am on the way to a more peaceful existence again. Further proof that weight loss is about much more than the body and exercise. It is about the mind and the spirit embracing positive lifestyle changes.
Little by little, as I de-junk my body, my life is de-junked at every level.
Read the above books... your life will change!
De-Junking your physical surroundings is better than most any therapy!
3 comments:
Great books! This guy knows how to
de-junk! Did you catch him on Oprah? So very interesting. He is
like an organizing therapist.haha
Totally... organizing and dejunking is the best therapy ever and he hit it head on.
Yes I saw him on Oprah... I was sold on the book right then and there!
I taped that particular Oprah but deleted it before watching it. Bummer! I remember referring to him years ago when I was Homemaking Leader. Many years ago!
Gee, I know my butt looks big so maybe my house is telling me something.
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