Decluttering Tips

There’s nothing like personal experience to teach you a lesson.

I’m moving house at the moment, and for the past month I’ve had all my stuff (my partner would say dust collectors) lovingly packed away in boxes.

After only one week, I thought ‘if all those boxes disappear, I couldn’t care less.’ Out of sight, out of mind! All those precious things I’ve collected and accumulated mean nothing to me now. How can that be?

Everything is energy and can hold emotions. When you pack your stuff in a box (or throw it out) it disconnects you from that energy and attachment.

I feel like I’ve been set free

From a feng shui perspective, decluttering clears your place for new energy and allows new opportunities to come into your life, so besides personally feeling liberated, it clears the way for a new chapter in your life.

Decluttering your life is incredibly liberating

There are so many benefits to decluttering, why don’t you try it too?

  1. Box all those rarely used, broken and unloved items, seal it and put it aside either somewhere in your house, or in your garage. Keep the boxes for a few months, just in case you unexpectedly find you need something from those boxes (but I’m guessing you won’t).
  2. Start small. Pack things away in small chunks. You don’t want to get too stressed or emotional, but I’m sure once you get started, you’ll enjoy the feeling of setting yourself free.
  3. January is a great time to start decluttering. It’s just before the Chinese New Year which starts Feb 4.
  4. After you’ve cleared some stuff, grab an incense stick or smudge stick, put on some beautiful healing music, open your windows and clear the non-physical energy that’s accumulated – all those negative thoughts, feelings and emotions that have built up in your home over time. Imagine a massive waterfall of white light showering your home and washing away any negativity or blockages.

Let me know how you go, Carol of Sacred Feng Shui Design