MINDFULNESS
Holistic Spring Cleaning Decluttering Your Mind, Body & Spirit
By Stephanie Puente, Certified Life Coach
Clutter is nothing more than postponed decisions.
The question of what you want to own is a
—Barbara Hemphill
question of how you want to live your life.
When your home is cluttered it can feel like a bunch of “stuff” just hanging around that you’re not sure how to deal with, yet it’s taking up residence in your surroundings and distracts you on a daily basis. You haven’t made a decision to do anything with it, and you haven’t gotten rid of it, either. It’s that in-between space that can tend to feel stagnant. And that stagnant feeling has an impact on your energy, mindset and well-being. Spring cleaning feels so good because it’s a way of becoming more clear, decisive and intentional, and clearing the indecisive, stale and ambiguous that is lurking around. You may have noticed, physically clearing out clutter in your house seems to free up a lot of mental space too, right? But you can take that even further and intentionally clear out your mental and emotional space, too, for a holistic spring cleaning. And, it doesn’t have to be a chore. Here are three steps to declutter your life this spring that will enliven your mind, body and spirit and help you start the season feeling more revitalized, vibrant and alive. 54 WATERWAYS | April 2022
—Marie Kondo
STEP #1 PHYSICAL DECLUTTERING: CLEARING OUT As a coach, I always begin with vision. Without vision, there’s no direction and you find yourself reacting to life rather than moving toward what you really want. So when you start to clean things out from your home or office, it’s important to ask yourself, “Is this part of my vision? Do I love it?” When you look at your space as belonging to the version of you already living your vision, you start to curate your life in a way that aligns to your dreams. By doing so, you are sending a clear signal to the universe, “This is who I am. This is how I live my life, and this is the type of environment I’m choosing.” You will inadvertently start attracting more people, objects and opportunities that reflect your vision as you begin to actually live it. Decluttering your physical space is a significant step toward decluttering your mental space, which is step number two. >>
