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What is your attitude towards your master bedroom? Is your
master bedroom a place where you really go to relax and sleep? Or is it a place
where you just throw in stuff and clutter because there’s no other place to put it,
or you can’t decide where to put something so it gets thrown in with all
your other stuff and clutter, stuffed into drawers, under the bed, in the closet, or
in a corner? Is it fair to ask that your master bedroom becomes a catchall for
all the things that you can’t make a decision about?
By de-cluttering and organizing your master bedroom you
can wake up or fall asleep to a spectacular view, instead of piles of
clothes and piles of clutter. What your attitude is, towards what you’re
trying to accomplish, and your commitment to working on your
organization challenges will play a very important role towards getting
your master bedroom de-cluttered and organized.
Tip: This Audio
Tape:
How-To Overcome Excuses,
Challenges, and Hurdles so YOU Can Take Control of YOUR Life! can
HELP you!
It is my hope and desire that I can help you
discover why you are holding onto to items you no longer use and to help
you get rid of your master bedroom clutter. You CAN accomplish this with focus,
commitment, honesty, and following some of the techniques presented
here.
Stand in the center of your master bedroom and look around. What do you see?
Chaos and clutter or calm and organization?
What beauty can a new morning bring you? What is your vision of your
day?
Listen. What do you hear? Bickering, * Can’t find….*, or laughter and
a birds song?
Start this new day by listening to nature outside your window. Sing,
whistle, hum, or play music that lifts your spirit and refreshes. (I
sing to myself, * You’ve got to wake up every morning with a smile on
your face and show the world all the love in your heart…Carole King).
What do you smell? Dirty socks, moldy * stuff * or a fresh cut lawn,
sun dried sheets, or the fragrance of flowers?
Inhale and infuse yourself with power for the day with fresh clean
scents around you. A scented candle, fresh flowers on your nightstand,
scented soaps, lotions, or oils. Get relaxing and supportive master bedroom
scents and scent tips here.
What do you feel? Overwhelmed, depressed, drained, or rejuvenated and
renewed?
Renew and elevate your Spirit by embracing the day upon waking, take
a big stretch, read an affirmation, your spiritual book, or a daily
inspiration. Pray or meditate. Get inspiring and motivational books
here.
Write down what you would like to see, hear, smell, and feel when you
first awake. What do you have to do to feed your senses and your Spirit?
When you start clearing the clutter out of your senses, you will
begin to become open and aware to receiving those things that can feed
your body, soul, and spirit.
If you feed your spirit and your mind upon waking, you’ll day will
run smoother. You’ll become more aware of what’s going on around you and
within you.
Alan Cohen, author of A Deep Breath of Life, writes in one of his
daily inspirations for heart-centered living:
…Each day is like a life unto itself, and so the first minutes of
each day are the formative minutes. We must take special care to
sound the keynote that will set the tone for our entire day. How do
you begin your day? Do you spend it with God, in peace, in
attunement with yourself? Or do you pop out of bed and immediately
dive into the busy-ness of the day, postponing your soul’s needs in
favor of lesser activities?
He goes on to say:
Take at least the first 20 minutes of your day to meditate, pray,
read an inspiring book, practice yoga or tai chi, walk in the woods,
sing, dance, or engage in any practice that links you to a higher
power. Establish your center, and the day that follows will reflect
clarity, strength, and love. Any time you spend with Spirit will be
returned throughout the day. Even a few seconds of closing your eyes
and remembering the presence of love will make a big difference. At
the end of your day, be with God before entering sleep. The
formative minutes will build the consciousness that makes a
productive life.
If you’d like to learn to mediate or need help in this area, John
Edward, author of Understanding Your Angels and Meeting Your Guides, has
a wonderful audio tape with some amazing exercises.
I love the mediating exercise in which Mr. Edwards teaches; how to *
breath in Universal positive energy and force out any negative energy
you are holding in your body. Giving your body permission to surrender
your negative energy.
I’d like to give you permission to rid yourself of all the negative
clutter and stuff in your master bedroom.
- If something reminds you of how much weight you’ve gained, get
rid of it!
- If something makes you sad or unhappy, get rid of it!
- If something brings back bad memories, get rid of it!
- If something makes you feel dated, get rid of it!
- If something is broken (you’ll never use it again or will cost
more to fix then replace), or irreparable, get rid of it!
- If something from your past would embarrass your loved ones
after you gone, get rid of it!
- If something doesn’t mean anything to you any longer, get rid of
it!
Wall by wall, inch by inch, surface area by surface area, all the
clutter and stuff that you’ve STUFFED into the one place you should be
able to go to to relax, reflect, make love, sleep, and meet your Spirit
in the morning should be sorted through.
Nine Additional Steps to Get Started Organizing:
1. Decide how much time you have or are willing to dedicate to
creating your own personal paradise.
2. Set a timer for the length of time you have set aside to declutter.
3. Take the phone off the hook.
4. Turn off the computer and TV.
5. Don’t answer the door.
6. If you have children, make sure they have an activity to do or
have someone watch over or play with them (or maybe they can help <g>)
7. Stay focused by NOT leaving the room.
8. Do NOT bring anything else into the room you’re de-cluttering that
doesn’t belong there.
9. Do NOT run out and buy storage items until AFTER you have sorted
through your stuff!
Remember it’s not about being neat; anyone can straighten or tidy up.
It’s about utilizing your master bedroom and space for what it’s meant to do –
a place to rest the soul and Spirit.
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