Are you feeling weighed down lately by the amount you have to do, the responsibilities that never seem to diminish and a feeling of hopelessness. If you are then you are not alone, each month more and more people complain about fatigue and stress, and each month they are advised by alternative healers, Vastu and Feng Shui practitioners to declutter. In other words clean up their living and working spaces, one of the forms of stress relief according to ancients in India and the Orient.
By decluttering, you free up your mind of space and allow fresh, relaxing energies to come in. You breathe better and you feel a few kilos lighter.
It's a fact, the more we hold on the more we suffer. It could be atitudes, relationships even clothes of the wrong size. Our possessions are symbolic of our mind space - is it crammed with ideas, atitudes, beliefs that are no longer needed. Are we weighed down by too much to do, too little time kind of feelings or are we daunted by some of our duties? Whatever be the cause of mental stress, declutter works when we divide and delete by at least 50%. Which also involves being a little ruthless in our acts.
The best thing about it is that it can be done anytime and in any quantity and is
Here are a few time tested tips I've learned from experts over the years.
Decluttering is nothing but simplifying. The less we surround ourselves with the freer we feel. Freedom leads to peace. And at the end of the day, that's all that matters.
-Mita Bhan
