Aspire Magazine: Inspiration for a Woman's Soul.(TM) Dec/Jan 2018 Aspire Mag Full Issue: Taking Time fo | Page 41

PHYSICAL CLUTTER: The worst-case scenarios create health hazard holding mold and mildew and can be a potential fire hazard. This is hoarding and is a mental health condition that needs the support of a clutter-specialist. For most, however, we have physical clutter around us that often goes unnoticed but will way heavy upon our spiritual being. Close your eyes for a moment. In your mind’s eye, walk through your home. What do you see with this new-found vision? Where do you feel ‘hung up’? Is there clutter there? Sit in your office at your desk and close your eyes. What do you see with this new-found vision? Where do you feel ‘hung up’? Is there clutter there? Even in its smallest form ~ the entrance spot where you put your keys, extra coins, pens and accumulated stuff when you walk in the home~ can hang us up without our knowing. This clutter stops the flow of energy through your home or office. It stifles creativity and creates confusion. A confused mind never makes choices with ease. A confused mind can never hear your most innate wisdom that gives you the best choices to make. From here, you are not following your Soul’s truth and health, happiness and joy are averted. Often, physical clutter can also create clutter within the mind and heart preventing you from hearing your inner wisdom with greater clarity. Creating a plan to tackle clutter each month or each season allows us to keep it in check. It is actally a great time to put our homes and offices in order as we prepare for the holidays! MENTAL CLUTTER: Our mindset supports us in navigating life. Managing how we react to life with our mind is not always easy. It is a skill that, once honed, keeps us focused on the dreams we have for our life and allows us to take the necessary steps onward toward that vision. When we allow our minds to race negatively, we create clutter. When we allow our minds to focus on the minutia of what we have to do instead of doing it, we create clutter in our minds. This clutter, when unchecked, will create stress and anxiety for us. Without the ability to clear this clutter, it can continue leading us down a path of health risks such as depression, heart challenges and more. Mental clutter creates worry. Our thoughts will become negative. Unsupportive, repetitive thought patterns will begin to lead us into a life of less joy, less love. Our thoughts will lead us to make choices and decisions based on worry, lack of clarity and confusion. These choices will not be in our best interest. 41 There are four kinds of clutter that affect your health and your happiness. The most obvious of these is the physical clutter in our space. Clutter clogs. It’s that simple.