Why does cleaning and purging my household make me grumpy? Well, I can guarantee you that a bad mood is just around the corner whenever I have to organize and get rid of "stuff". I instantly get mad and frustrated that I have so much stuff! And, realistically it is a lot less "stuff"than I had last year or the year before that! It's just hard to find a place for everything and make it look neat & perfect. I just am in that stage of life where less is more. I just want to lighten my load because it feels so liberating.
Sometimes to feel liberated you have to rid yourself of "stuff", people, and circumstances. While it may be difficult to rid yourself of people and negative circumstances, sometimes it just has to be done for your own well being. Now, I don't mean to sound harsh.........I've experienced this first hand. But, you have to control your environment and elements in it as much as you can. Everyone can benefit from positive energy, motivation, intention, & inspiration. If you are not experiencing these things in your current relationships and surroundings it might be time to re-evaluate what is going on around you. I love living in a cheerful home, having creative and spirit filled friends, & living with intention. So, that's why I need to change my surrounding to get organized & get rid of "stuff". Goodbye grumpiness as I move toward this objective.
Organizing my craft room today I found a box of our wedding invitations. Inside the box was a hand written note that my sister Carolyn (who died of breast cancer in 2000) had prepared for the toast she gave at our wedding. Seeing her handwriting made me very sad that she isn't here with me today. I know that if she was still here with us she would be enjoying life to the fullest! Carolyn wouldn't waste a minute of letting life pass her by. She was full of energy and intention. We always laughed at everything and just had fun being together. Carolyn pushed me to be the best I could be and if I wasn't she held me accountable. I miss having an older sister to have fun with, guild me, and keep me in line. She made me be honest with myself about everything!!! And I know she is one of the very special angels in heaven looking down on me.
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