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When deciding what to release, remove things that bring your energy down and that don’ t reflect your vision. Remove those things that are broken, unused, and are duplicates. While some things can be released, others may just need to be removed to a different location.
Once the clutter is cleared, assess how you feel in the space. Are the remaining objects more in alignment with your vision? After clutter clearing, are you more connected to your home? Our homes are our personal sanctuaries, that provide safety, security and a space where we can be our authentic selves. Do you feel physically safe? Do you feel emotionally and spiritually safe? What can you add, fix, or change to make your space safe on all levels? Do you have things around you( including colors, images, scents) that provide a sense of security and beauty, that make you feel loved in your space?
Another aspect to reflect on is how your space may or may not mirror cycles of
nature and the seasons. Our home can either support our connection to nature or disconnect us from it. And why is it important to feel a connection to nature? Our bodies still adjust to the seasons and cycles of nature, just as our ancestors did. We have just created, with technology, means to operate outside of what we may view as constraints of nature, but are really the cycles that our bodies flow naturally with. Nature sounds can lower our blood pressure and provide other stress-relieving benefits.
There are several ways we can connect with nature. One way is to open your windows and let fresh air in. Another is to bring fresh flowers and plants into your home; or seashells, rocks, or anything else that can be found in nature. Even having images of these things around your home can help to bring in that energy. I have not always been successful with keeping plants healthy and happy in my home. If you are like me, having beautiful, artificial plants in your home will still bring the energy of nature into your home.
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