> In a message dated 4/24/2002 9:54:29 AM Central Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> > That said, I feel that clutter has kept me from living life to the full and >enjoying it. My reason for decluttering is not only to clear my physical surroundings, but more to clear my mind, so that I can focus on the things that are really important. I am so tired of "things" getting in the way of living and feeling that I *should* be cleaning when I want to spend time with the kids and learn to relax and enjoy myself. I am feeling very philosophical about my life and the part my clutter plays in it. Tat: *** I'm also in the Amen corner on this one, sister! Of course there's a philosophical/psychological component to all this clutter. Clutter is a reflection of our inner turmoil, and, in turn, reflects itself in our behaviour. It's a nasty two-way traffic that feeds on itself: Your life's gone off track, so your surroundings get thrown into disarray. Your surroundings are a mess, so the way you run your life grows more random, haphazard and disorganized. As it is with all unhealthy lifestyles and addictions, the first step is recognizing and owning one's dysfunction. The next step is ACTIVE INTERVENTION! That's the big 'un! *** I do PR work for a big client, who is my "employer" in that she is currently my biggest source of income. Most of my daytime is therefore devoted to her needs as a Media/Public Relations entity. The reason I�m telling you this story, is that Suzanne (that�s my client�s name) told me to take tomorrow (Friday) off, and devote it to making a big dent in my clutter. I wasn�t going to tell you good folk about it, as, that way, there would have been no commitment � no-one looking over my shoulder to see if I executed the task. But here I am, telling my clutter-buddies that tomorrow I will be taking on the challenge of my room (in which I can barely walk for falling over piles of stuff). There�s no wriggling out of it now; I have made a commitment! Because of our time-zone differences, my American clutter-brethren will probably be pushing zees while I toil, but my UK fellows will presumably be awake with me. I was going to suggest that they join me in a civilized cuppa cyber-tea, but I haven�t found my kettle in the rubble since I moved into my apartment over three years ago! Hey, that�s only "yesterday" in clutterspeak� Tat in Jo�burg, South Africa --------------------------------------------- This message was sent using World Mail. http://www.worldonline.co.za *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Journey from clutter List Website http://journeyfromclutter.com Members Only Page http://journeyfromclutter.com/MembersOnly/MembersArea.htm Unsubscribe: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word 'unsubscribe' in the 'Subject:' field to be removed from the main list. To Unsubscribe from the Digest version of the list send the unsubscribe message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
