Declutter Your Home, Change Your Life
February 20th, 2008, by Shelley Riutta
Our outer surroundings are a reflection of our inner world. What are your surroundings saying about you? Is it peaceful and organized–or cluttered and chaotic? I have been studying this for years and see over and over the relationship between our outer world and inner world. Many of my clients who transform their inner worlds feel a strong urge to transform their outer world as well. They may have a strong urge to declutter, getting rid of objects that reflect more of their past and who they used to be. Or they may have a strong urge to renovate their home or change how they have decorated their home–the current way their home is just doesn’t fit anymore. Or I have worked with clients who feel stuck in their life who begin to delutter their surroundings and they are able to make profound breakthroughs that transform their life.
I have used the power of decluttering as a way to transform my life over the years. 2008 is going to be an amazing year for me–I have a lot of powerful intentions that I will be manifesting and I don’t want anything blocking me internally or externally–so I have decided to do a major decluttering and transforming of my home. I am taking what I call Massive Action in this area of my life to help clear the way for things to move clearly and easily for me.
Today I have a house cleaner named Shawna and her crew coming to clean my house at 10:30. It is something I have wanted to do for years but I had a hard time finding a cleaner who would use natural products. I found Shawna through a friend of mine who is a naturopathic physician. I am so excited! Friday I have a professional organizer Tammy Southards from Peaceful Home Solutions coming to my home for three hours to organize my business paperwork. I have hired a professional organizer for years and had worked with Jackie Kleinschmidt from Everyday Organizing ,until she moved out to the East coast this past summer–I went through a grieving process when she left:) I had found her originally through the web-site for the National Association of Professional Organizers. I would not live without a professional organizer–I am one of these right brained creative types that loves to create and does not like to organize—but I know that my life works much better when things around me are organized.
If this wasn’t enough—I took another step—remember my plan is called “Massive Action”–and I hired Dawn Spangenberg who is and interior designer and feng shui practitioner. I will be meeting with her on Saturday. I met Dawn at an event that we were both presenting at and I liked her right away. She is grounded, fun and has a lot of spiritual depth. When I scheduled the appointment I explained to her everything I want to manifest this year and that I wanted my home and surroundings to support these intentions. She understood this right away.
I will keep you posted on my progress with my 2008 Massive Action Plan!
Would decluttering and addressing your home help you move forward in your life? If so, make a plan and enlist support for yourself–you can hire someone or ask a friend who is naturally organized to help you. Give the gift to yourself of having your surroundings support you in manifesting your dreams!
Hi, I'm Shelley Riutta MSE, LPC a Holistic Psychotherapist in private practice. I specialize in helping people connect with their Authentic selves--and from this create a life that is in alignment with their Life Purpose and filled with Joy. I offer transformational individual counseling, presentations, groups and Workshops. You can get my Free Workbook "What Do You REALLY Want: Finding Purpose and Passion in Your Life" here or contact me at 920-265-2627.
