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become decisive and make good decisions
about what to keep in your life. The clutter
surrounding you has more meaning than
you realize. Matter matters. It has energy,
deeper meaning, and charge.
I meet with people regularly who consider
their clutter a “secret.” Their closest friends
are not allowed to see their clutter or are
sometimes not even invited into their homes.
Some people remark that their excessive
clutter or messy space brings on so much
“confusion and derailment” that they’ve
stopped enjoying life and feel desperate and
isolated. Others share that they are what I call
“décor challenged” with blank or overloaded
walls, barren or cluttered mantels, and
dated or misplaced furniture. However, most
admit they have consistent and mild clutter
challenges within their closets, drawers,
cabinets, and garage, and they want tips for
getting and staying organized. Some have
overcollected for years with no idea what to
do with anything, and they are caught up in
the mire and muck, believing they are “tied”
to it. Others have collected out of boredom
and own doubles of everything with no
space to store it all.
Ultimately you want to love your stuff and
know that everything you own is in your space
for a reason. You want to stop having a love/
hate relationship with stuff. I know there are
days of loving your stuff, your collections,
your books, bags, clothes, shoes, jewelry,
tchotchkes, and sporting goods, and other
days the stuff takes over and becomes
an irritant and you want to set it on fire or
take an ax to it and bury it in the backyard.
Remaining in love with your stuff instead of
being at war with it becomes easier when
things you own are in alignment with your
ideal lifestyle. Then, everything you own will
imbue the sparkle and radiance that is part
of the inner you. You will shine in your space
as much as your space shines back at you
in its image of perfection.
Excerpted from the book The Clutter Remedy. Copyright
© 2019 by Marla Stone. Printed with permission from New
World Library — www.newworldlibrary.com.
Marla Stone, MSW - Marla is the owner of I-Deal-Lifestyle Inc.,
which provides decluttering, design, corporate training, and lifestyle
coaching services. She is a former social worker and psychotherapist
turned professional organizer who helps people live an ideal lifestyle
by getting to the root of their mental, emotional, spiritual, and
environmental challenges. She lives in Orange County, California.
Visit www.i-deal-lifestyle.com for more information.
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