Wednesday Wisdom - On Unlearning Cluttering Habits
“I have spent most of my life unlearning things
that were proved not to be true.”
- Richard Buckminster Fuller
My friend Dwayne Melancon of Genuine Curiousity recently invited me to become part of a wonderful community of bloggers called Joyful Jubilant Learning (JJL) which was founded by Rosa Say, a leadership coach from Hawaii who is also the author of Managing with Aloha Coaching. Rosa is such a warm and energetic spirit that you can feel her energy come through even by email! To get a sense of how awesome she is check out the welcome post she wrote about me. I'm so thrilled and honored to be part of this talented and insightful group of bloggers!
UNLEARNING SO I COULD LET GO OF CLUTTER - One of my most personal posts yet
My first post "Things I Had to Unlearn Before I Could Let go of My Clutter" addresses the current theme of the month which is "Unlearning" and it's one of my most personal posts ever. I'll be posting on the topic again soon because I think it's really important for me to share my own journey in releasing clutter and not just present it as "here's what you have to do."
My hope is that by sharing my own actual experience, people won't feel like I'm telling them what to do. Letting go of clutter and creating spaces you love to be in is not a simple matter of "follow these steps". It's a very holistic process that involves your mind, body, emotions, spirit, values, goals, beliefs, health, relationships and more. My feeling is that you won't be motivated to do it until you believe with all your heart and soul that creating a home or office you truly love is a form of nurturing yourself AND nurturing yourself HAS TO BE IMPORTANT TO YOU. You have to care enough about yourself to take the time and action necessary to have what you want.
I never fully understood this until I finally took the time to clear clutter and learned how organize my closet in such a way that I could see everything I have and easily get things in and out of it. It was such a joy every day to use and I finally got it. I was over 40 years old the first time I really organized a closet and experienced the difference it makes. I hope you don't have to wait that long! : )
A home you love doesn't have to look like a page out of a magazine. It just has to feel good to you. It needs to have just enough order, balance and things in it to make it easy for YOU to the things YOU want to do. For some people having a lot of stuff feels good and that's okay. But when the stuff is in your way and prevents you from doing other things like cleaning your home regularly, it's too much. It's time to really start rethinking the habits and beliefs that have gotten you into the situation you are in.
"Things I Had to Unlearn Before I Could Let go of My Clutter" is the beginning of me sharing what beliefs and habits I had to let go of so that I could begin to create a home I really love. I hope you'll stop by and share a comment even if it's just to say hi!
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RELATED POSTS on the topic of unlearning too!
- Release your grip! by Dean Boyer
- Developing a lifestyle of simplicity is not simple!
- Unlearning the power of 'should' by Joanna Young
- Unlearning: The Road by Dave Rothacker
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