Clearing the clutter

An important principal of Feng Shui is the movement of positive energy throughout your home or workplace.  Chi needs to enter with ease through the front door and be able to move freely through the space.

Clearing your home and work place of clutter is a crucial step towards unrestricted energy flow. Clutter includes items on your computer such as unused favorites and icons, stored telephone numbers and unnecessary messages on your mobile phone. Seeing “stuff” every time we turn on our computer, walk into our home, open a cupboard door or drawer can drain us, making us feel tired and unmotivated.

Clearing clutter will enable new items and experiences to come into your life, while also taking a physical and emotional load off your shoulders. By storing items, "just in case we need them", we are telling our subconscious we may never have enough money to buy it again if needed. This is recognized as a poverty mentality. We all deserve abundance in every area of our lives, so why not make this the starting point.

For most people (unless you are very disciplined), the longer you live in a home, the more clutter you collect.  It builds up gradually over the years as you try to find places to put birthday and Christmas gifts, finger paintings, school projects, family photos, favorite recipes, more and more kitchen appliances, books, magazines, precious mementos, prized souvenirs, past year’s diaries, CDs, DVDs, videos, hobby paraphernalia... the list goes on and on!  Clutter is insidious; it becomes so familiar it becomes invisible to you.

Take a step back and imagine you’re seeing your home for the first time – can it do with some clear space?  Be practical, work out exactly what you do need close at hand and what can be stored. If you’re short on storage space, investigate installing wire basket storage systems in your kitchen cupboards and wardrobes.  Filing cabinets can house a large collection of papers and can be also be used to store hobby necessities. Finally, if you are short on space and have items you seldom use but need to be kept, consider hiring room at a self-storage facility.

You’ll be amazed how your energy and the energy of your home changes as the clutter is cleared.