Feel Good Project day 62
If it wasn’t breathing or bolted down in our place today, it was pretty much given or thrown away!
I never envisioned my life as an organized, tidy, minimalist ever being on my radar. I LOVE what I am becoming. 🙂
Seriously.
I am not trying to throw any family members under the bus but holy heck I seem to come from a family who likes ‘stuff.’ My grandmother who passed away a few years back was a true hoarder, the kind where you have to make a path to the kitchen kind of gal. God bless her. I loved my grandma, but I do not want to carry on any messy traits possibly passed down the family line.
Yes, I have decided the buck stops here.
With me. In this lifetime. NOW.
The work to get here has been a challenge at times, but today as I spent literally ALL of my New Years day cleaning and donating unused or unwanted items that could use a new home, I couldn’t help but reflect on the me that WAS while thankfully celebrating the me I am BECOMING.
Thirteen years ago I had a storage unit with boxes full of Lord knows what. Eleven years ago I lived in a tiny studio apartment downtown that had more Parisian items crammed into it than the whole city of Paris itself. Ten years ago I never wore the same outfit twice as I had so many clothes that everyday was like shopping in a department store.
Six years ago I realized that simple was better and learned the lesson of unattachment to things. And pretty much since then, I have been continuing to clean, clear, and make room for MORE of what matters to me these days: FREEDOM, PEACE, and JOY.
Not things.
The more I continue to get rid of, the more my spirit craves growth and embarks further on the path toward wholeness and healing.
I have to say, there are quite a few things these days that get me feeling pretty darn good, but one of the very top I believe is this: SIMPLIFY.
The more that goes out the front door, the more I am able to breathe.
It’s as if I am returning to a place I always knew existed but have never visited until now.
The more I grow as a human, the more I realize again and again just how interconnected everything is. Life is not broken into simple black and white categories like physical health, spirituality, financial health, successful relationships etc.
I cannot have one without ALL areas being affected.
Watching this all start to align with each other has been nothing short of amazing. The healthier I get in one area of my life, soon after another area begins to follow, as my perspective and VALUES change.
Best New Years I could have asked for.
Feeling tired but so so accomplished.
THAT, my friends, feels GOOD.
FEEL GOOD MOMENT OF THE DAY: Waking up to a warm sauna and rebounder session while the golden sun made it’s debut. While jumping on my Belicon, I listened to motivational and inspirational talks on my ipod to light a fire under me as this day marks new beginnings and old endings. As if that wasn’t great in and of itself, Justin made us the most beautiful hot cocoa I have ever tasted!!! YUM on a cold winters morning. (Yes, it DOES occasionally get chilly here in Southern California, and was such a day!) The recipe he came up with has One World Whey vanilla protein powder in it and I was a bit leery to drink much as in the recent past I have not reacted so well to it with my digestive issues. Well praise the good Lord I was able to drink a full cup (in a mug with angel wing handle by the way) and felt pretty good all day. New year, new digestion? I am believing so…
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