Clearing the Clutter

Happy New Year to you! 2015 is here all ready!

Do you remember as a kid how summer seemed like it went on forever? Now a summer goes by in the blink of an eye. A summer is a much larger portion of our whole lifetime at age 6 than it is when we are in our 40’s or 50’s or beyond.

Our perspectives change during our life including our perspective of time.

I’ve been looking at things I’ve hung on to, collected, tucked away for safe keeping from a different perspective too. I no longer have room to keep it all. I really don’t want to keep hanging on to it all either. It serves little purpose to keep doing so.

It is time to clear the clutter that is getting in my way.

From the clutter in my cupboards and closets to the clutter in my mind, it is time to let some things go that no longer fit my life.

While this brand new year seems like the opportune time to make room for growth, realistically each day we are given a fresh start. Each day we make choices.

It is important to remember that our clutter didn’t arrive overnight and it will take time to see progress in our efforts to clear it away. First we have to recognize and own it. Facing our clutter can be a painful process. It forces us to grapple with the fact that we are an imperfect human being.

Making change takes intentional practice and patience and daily effort. It just does. We need to be aware of our thoughts and actions, of our old habits and behaviors and self correct as we go along. Initially it takes much of our focus to make change. The longer we practice the amount of effort required diminishes.

Life is about practicing. Our learning will never be completed. We just keep growing into all we are meant to be as our life moves forward.

We can resolve to do all that it takes to let go of the clutter that no longer fits. In doing so we open ourselves to the perspectives and growth that middle age brings. We can do this work with kindness and compassion for our self as we take it one day at a time.

What clutter is getting in your way?