Wednesday Wisdom - On Getting Started Letting Go of Clutter
"A journey of a thousand miles
begins with a single step.”
- Lao Tzu
Getting started letting go of clutter can feel overwhelming - especially if you have a lot. The trick is to find a way to get started. A single step in the right direction may be all it takes to gain momentum you never even imagined possible.
Choose something easy. Start by taking 2 minutes. Grab a trash can and a donation bag/box. Inspect a drawer, a single cabinet, a portion of your closet or maybe your medicine cabinet. Pull out the things you know you can easily let go. Set a timer and notice how much you really can do in just 2 minutes.
Even if you only choose a couple items a day...you will be progressing towards your goal and before you know it, you'll soon notice a huge change in your energy and in your space!
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NOTE: I'm currently on vacation till 9/9/07 (I preprogrammed this before leaving) So please forgive me it I don't respond to your comments right away!
Have a wonderful Labor Day Weekend!
Great advice, Ariane. Love your focus on keeping things simple...a crucial, often over-looked principle.
By the way, I'm a Virginia boy...hope you are enjoying your vacation there!
Thanks for the great blog...
Greg Provance
www.ChangeStartsToday.com
Posted by:Greg Provance | September 02, 2007 at 11:30 PM
It was Lao Tzu...not Confucius.
Confucius was the clutter guy...
Posted by:Fake Webmink | September 14, 2007 at 02:56 AM
@ Greg, Thanks for your note! Virgnia was awesome!
@ Fake, thanks for the correction...I thought the source sounded wrong when I first Googled it...I should have dug deeper. : )
Posted by:Ariane Benefit | September 14, 2007 at 10:56 AM
gonna take ur advice and do somethinf about the clutter in my life ...
am sure i can find the 2 minutes to start it off ...
thanks for this ...
Posted by:subcorpus | September 27, 2007 at 01:28 PM
I believe that i have a lot of clutter in my life and i ought to take care of all that.Thanks for all the advice and the resourceful help.
Posted by:Personal Growth | September 27, 2007 at 06:53 PM
Thanks for the update man i have a lot of clutter up in my mind and in my life and i believe that i have to take care of it and clean it up.
Posted by:Personal Growth | September 27, 2007 at 06:56 PM