Love Note #4: Make Some Space
HELLO BELOVED,
I have an obsession.
A hidden delight I've had for years that most people don't know about me.
I am obsessed with closets,
all kinds - their contents, their (dis)organization, the stories they contain and clearing them.
I've helped family members and my closest friends tackle some daunting closets – as if cleaning closets is one of my love languages.
There’s something deep, raw, intimate - dare I say sexy about those dark, hidden places that we all have – whether physical, mental or emotional.
It’s courageous of others to let me into their closet. To look, with care, at the different things they’ve stored away, to understand their meaning and to decide what to let go of.
And I don’t just do this for others - I walk my talk.
As Spring approached, I felt the discontent that for me signals it is time to look into my own hidden places.
These last two years I’ve been in a deep cocoon and finally it is time to open the windows and clear the way for what’s emerging.
Since the Equinox it’s been a flurry of activity - purging, clearing, donating, trading, selling…eliminating all the things that do not feel in alignment with who I am and who I’m becoming.
This weekend I took on my storage unit. A dark, distant place full of all kinds of things left unexamined - for years.
These kinds of things cause energetic loose ends in the back of our minds and drain our energy.
But it’s not just old books and closets that drain our energy. Unresolved issues, unforgiveness, and unexpressed desires also stifle our energy.
When we want to clear emotional stagnation, it takes a similar kind of effort – intimate and raw - to open the door of our hearts and minds and get in there to see what no longer serves us and where we can let go to create more space.
When there is more spaciousness in our lives – it is an invitation to creativity, your desire and the delight of the unexpected.
If there are things you’d like to invite into your life this season, then I highly recommend you look over your space and consider, what’s one thing you could do - this week - to create more space? (See below for my tips for taking on your closets)
Could you empty your inbox?
Reorganize your bathroom cabinet?
Organize your drawers?
Donate clothes that don’t fit or don’t look amazing on you?
Find something and Make Some Space.
As always, let love guide the way -
Angela
#seekvisibility #livesated #AgapeEros
PS: I am opening up two new opportunities to work with me later this week. If you’d like to clear some things in your heart and mind and need some support, look for my message later this week or better yet…message me.
- GO IN WITH AN INTENTION
Today I wanted to go through my books and pull out all the ones I no longer want or see myself using. This allows me to not feel overwhelmed by the task, which usually leads to procrastination, sometime for months.
- SET A TIME CONTAINER
Last time I went all in I stayed too long and did too much and injured my back, it took weeks to feel better. This time I set a 90 minute limit.
- SEE IT ALL THE WAY THROUGH
In the end I had two boxes of books to donate and another box of papers to recycle. I scanned the books on Decluttr and got them ready to get a bit of money for some of them and dropped off the other box to donate. D O N E.
There is still more to go with old CD and memorabilia but for the day’s project, I went all the way through so there would be no energetic loose ends at the end of the day and enjoy that feeling of completion.
One note - the day's project was easily manageable for me but if were more daunting I definitely would have enlisted help. That could easily be another tip - Enlist Help, if you need it. I have hired amazing space organizers and can share my recommendations.