Clear Clutter, Love and Self-Promotion
Thursday January 15, 2009
I am totally absorbed in working on my space right now. It started kind of innocently and unexpectedly when I was playing with my decor items and changing them around for a fresh flow. I sure did not plan to spend more than a couple hours on this always fun experience. However, here I am, three days after my space was supposed to feel totally ready for 2009 - calm and clean - but now it looks like I am moving out!
What happened? Well, for one, I had to keep my commitments to clients, so it took longer. The main thing, though, is that I can never really clean on the surface. As a close friend told me once when he got frustrated with our last minute change of plans: "All the normal people just quickly dust on a surface, why are you creating a whole revolution out of it?"
There is something about cleaning and making everything feel fresh that is almost addictive to me. OK, not the right choice of words. Therapeutic is a better word. Healing, too. There are always interesting issues coming up that give me a chance to look deeper at what is going on in my life. Kind of like an active meditation. I like it.
It is not easy, but I always love the results, so I've learned to appreciate the "uncomfortable-ness" of the process. It doesn't happen on a schedule, and it is not just about cleaning or re-arranging. It is more like rethinking, or refreshing your life by re-creating the energy around you.
And how is the feng shui of your house doing? Is your energy feeling fresh and happy? If you have 15 min, check the interview with Fanny Kiefer, one of the most influential women in Canada. She had interesting questions about feng shui; we talked about clutter, a bedroom for love and Mandarin ducks, too!
Photo: (c) Fleur Suijten
Comments
What a great interview! Thanks