We All See Something Different

A new friend of mine pointed out to me that clutter can be defined in many different ways. Many of us see piles of paper and call it clutter, but as my friend showed me, it can also be something like the cobwebs forming on the hot-water heater. It's not about what clutter actually is, it's about dealing with it, whatever it is. And that's not always easy.

Are you asking yourself this week after Black Tuesday** if you should be worrying about your clutter? Whatever your clutter is, the answer is yes. When tragedy strikes us it's hard to find that first step forward. Even when we are presented with change it's difficult to know how to begin but every day there are opportunities for us to grow and step out of those circumstances that hold us standing still. So yes, whatever form your clutter takes, don't push it aside, find a way to deal with it. Start small if you are overwhelmed. Seek out support. Be open for the opportunities presented to you. They are there and just a step away.

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There are probably hundreds of ways for me to say that I have a problem with clutter. That's how overwhelming it is, and also how frightening. If it was a simple matter of just packing it all up and putting it outside in the trash it wouldn't be clutter. It sounds so easy, "Give it up!" That's the voice of reason screaming at me. I hear a whisper when I walk away, "Just do it, let go. Don't be afraid." I want to pick up the pieces. Like doing a puzzle, I just want to put things right. I know that box of clothes in the basement should go to a charity and that there is a framework of routine needed around my home to hold everything all in place. I see the image of our garage once the excess has been hauled away, a picture of space and organization. With a puzzle you have to do it one piece at a time. If you rush and force things in where they don't belong, the puzzle won't take shape. If you begin with the frame and find patterns to connect the pieces, your puzzle will come together.

- Begin with the picture of what you are working on. Visualize the finished puzzle.

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