DeCluttering

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Declutter Your Way to Peace and Beauty By Annie B. Bond, author of Home Enlightenment Practitioners of meditation have long known that spiritual growth leads to less clutter, but a new trend does it in reverse: people are now decluttering their way to spiritual growth! The end result from both processes is the same: simplicity brought about by a yearning for peaceful beauty. Peaceful

beauty! Such a place is not where you find old stuck energy that has ended in a confused mess! No wonder the number one rule of feng shui is to remove clutter! Declutter your way to spiritual growth using "Clutter Codes." Here's what they are, and how they help: SIMPLE SOLUTION: Decluttering your way to spiritual growth is about dealing with the issues of our lives that come up when dealing with the clutter. Are your mother’s ashes on the mantle piece? Are you 50 years old and still have every test and paper from high school? Instead of seeing clutter as a meaningless mess, you can classify it and begin to understand its place in your life. Some clutter can stay, some must go. Coping with the meaning of the clutter provides spiritual healing. Tag all of your clutter with one of the following Clutter Codes. I’ve given some examples for each one. Once

you’ve coded your clutter, resolve clutter that falls in the “stagnant” code first. Stagnant energy holds you back and festers. On the other end of the spectrum, “active” clutter can remain. Active energy is alive and vibrant! Stagnant: Things that you can no longer useA pile of magazines and catalogs that has been read or are no longer relevant and out of date. (You know you will never go back to them.)Clothes that no longer fit.Old vitamins and pills.Expired coupons. Stuck: Things that you will probably not usePapers, magazines, fliers that you think you might peruse but most likely will eventually become stagnant.Books you may or may not read, but probably won't.The high school papers, mentioned above.Broken items that you want to fix, but probably won't.Unfinished craft projects. Waiting: Things you use very

occasionally or seasonallyHoliday and seasonal decorations that aren’t stored coherently.Seasonal clothing and sporting equipment that don't have an off-season home. Active and Disorganized: Things that you use regularly, but not necessarily frequentlyClothes, papers, projects that are may be used within a few weeks but that are “homeless” in that they are not filed, processed, or stored in a way that is out of the way. (This type of issue is more about “mess” than "clutter.”)Kitchen appliances that you use only occasionally. Active: Things that you actively useActivities of the day, or the next few days, that are in process.Things that you like easy access to for daily use--sunglasses, coats, schoolbags, etc. Suzi List Owner health/ http://360./suziesgoats What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered. __________________________________________________