The Energy of Your Space By: Anja Lavigne Before you dive deep into this article, ask yourself, is there a correlation between how we take care of our surroundings and how we take care of ourselves? Let's look at scenario #1: It’s a Saturday morning and you have decided to give your home a good cleaning after a really busy week of work. You have decided to get laser focused on this project, beginning with putting everything in its place and then getting rid of what’s lying around, for instance, unused items that you no longer need (clothes, books. ect.). Keep in mind this is not a heavy duty decluttering, however if it calls you to, remove it. After you complete decluttering, proceed to dust, wipe, sweep and clean each of your rooms however you please.
Now let's look at scenario #2. As you wake up Saturday morning you choose to go out, leaving your home in a messy state. As you are getting ready, you start off with not finding a clean towel for your shower and can’t find certain items that you need in order to get ready. You are ready to leave your place to hang out with the outside world where you can forget the messy state that you left behind. At this point, you are beginning to connect to your lower emotions which can let your mind disconnect from your home while you are out, however once you have arrived back you are faced with reality.
While cleaning your room(s) you may experience shifts in your emotions. The top two emotions are happiness because you finally have time to complete your cleaning task since your schedule is always busy, and resentful because you would prefer to do something else, therefore you feel overwhelmed. To make this a fun experience for you while going through this task, you could listen to music, a podcast, or call someone to chat. However, sometimes it is best to just be in the present while completing a task at hand. Once you have completed the first hurdle from the cleaning task, you will start to see a transformation as well as feel it. There could be a feeling of clarity, a feeling of being balanced and most importantly, a connection to your space. This could lead you to gain some great inspirations as well as re-connecting with the various spaces in your home and how you enjoy them. How we take care of our home is a reflection of how we take care of ourselves. Do you have respect for your home? Do you have respect for yourself?
Your home is your sanctuary. Live in your highest potential; this is your birthright. A home is a reflection of where the individual is in their life right now. For example, living in a cluttered unkempt home makes us feel anxious, overwhelmed and at times, depressed. This can cause a feeling of being stagnant and not moving forward, along with being emotionally sad, anxious and finding it hard to lift ourselves up.
