Any of your possessions that overwhelm you, or cause you to think daily of the mess you live with, these are a massive drain on you emotionally as well as practically, and there is no better time to put your focus on this issue than today. If you are ever frustrated by the amount of stuff and how this might be holding you back, then you know must deal with it. The basics of you not living the life you want stem from the clutter you drag around with you.
Not happy with the cost of your home environment? You have so many options to make change for the better:
- Sell off enough that you can downsize to a more affordable property, or raise funds to place into savings and investments for the longer term.
- Take on a good part time job that will pay you regular income for your time, but put all those additional earnings into investments.
- Start a side hustle for some passive income with the potential to leverage upwards.
Disappointed that you have not followed up the hobbies and activities which bring you happiness? Make space for them in your home and you will free yourself up to put the activity in your diary and make it happen. Brush the dust off that skipping rope and start to use it. Take your hobby gear out of the garage and get busy with what you love.
Fed up with your lack of social life or avoidance of good friendships? Declutter another space in your home for more good energy to replace the stagnation that has been holding you down and keeping you depressed or sad about the lack of social engagement with others. Clear a space today. It doesn’t have to be a whole room. Start with a shelf or that top drawer of underwear. Maybe go through one box that has been sitting in the cupboard below your stairs.
Living this Lighter Life is not restricted to reducing the emotional and physical weight of the items in your home, though you do need to give attention to the fact that letting go of physical things does create a sense of feeling lighter about your situation in general. It gives you as well a great sense of immediacy about your decision making abilities. Where the excess of belongings in your space is creating the actual appearance of a home that is filled or cluttered or ‘stuck’, the opposite of this is that a reduction of those belongings brings with it the real opportunity to take advantage of the better things that will make themselves available.
Get busy letting go of those things which no longer serve you, support or make you feel happy.
If you went through your wardrobe how many items could you let go of, removing them permanently from your drawers and wardrobes? How would it feel to only keep the clothes you adore and which you feel great in?
Take a walk around your living room and consider the items that you don’t truly love. A picture you can live without, some cushions or a throw rug you have not really ever liked, a family heirloom that you have out of guilt rather than love for the person it once belonged to. You can pack these things up and put them aside for a week. Any second thoughts will allow you to hang onto one or two of the items which you miss, but now you are free to take the box down to your goodwill store and donate it to a cause who will be grateful for your donation.