Feng Shui Your Way Through Clutter

"When clients come to me wanting immediate results, I almost always tell them to clear their clutter. Clutter-clearing is modern-day alchemy. It is one of the fastest ways to completely transform your life." Denise Lynn

Who knew there was more to it than just cleaning out the crap in my house?  Now I am told I need to Feng Shui it!   Although I find a messy cluttered home to be an annoyance, I never gave too much serious thought to the idea that changing my physical environment could actually change my circumstances, my health, my happiness and even....completely transform my life?

Are you a fan of Feng Shui? I don’t know much about this 'Chinese philosophical system of harmonizing the human existence with the surrounding environment'; i.e. Wikipedia, but I must admit that after listening to Myda Muckala (gal from last week’s Youtube),  I was persuaded to go out and buy the book, Cleaning the Clutter with Feng Shui.

According to the book's author,  Karen Kingston, we read that Feng Shui can free us from physical, mental, emotional and spiritual clutter forever. If applied properly, it can give you more energy, more success, better relationships, even make you happier.  Can that be, or is this just a Far Eastern sales’ pitch?

Listen to this Youtube video by AutumnStarMoon (I suspect this isn’t her birth name, unless she was conceived during the 60's in a Haight-Asbury love-in) Anyway, Autumn can explain it a little clearer than I can.  Check it out for about 6 minutes and see if you want to invest your time in the other half. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3WYRi7z5zw

Now let me be up front with this self-disclosure on my skepticism of Feng Shui.I can’t say I really buy the 'energy thing' freely swirling around through my house like the ghost from Christmas past…that seems a tad freaky to me.  And as for the idea of seeing the Goddess of the Universe accepting and welcoming my Salvation Army boxes…well that’s a startling image!  

But after having made disrespectful light of this philosophy, I must say there really is something that draws me to the idea of how a physically clean and open space translates to a positive emotional feeling of well- being. I always knew I felt better after I cleaned out my overcrowded spaces, but I never made the leap of thought to how it affected my general well-being, how it affected my disposition, my ability to think, to de-stress, and yes….how it supported, or blocked me finding my passion. 

So, although I shall continue to deliberate on this art of Feng Shui, I’m wondering… what’s the worst thing that could happen if I de-cluttered my entire home?  Yiks!  Did I just say my entire home! As I’m typing this, I’m already thinking of excuses: I’m so busy, we have trips planned, I don’t know where to begin, the holidays are around the corner, maybe I’ll just wait until school is out in the spring…..  Ahh my old enemy, resistance has come back for the holidays….I’ll need to fight him with small steps…one box, one bag,  one drawer, one day, one week at a time.

But I don't want to do this all alone...How about you volunteer to participate with me in a Feng Shui research study and see if this is a truly transforming activity.……

Email me, Karen, if you're on board at: smallsteps4bigresults@yahoo.com