If you’re anything like me, you look forward to the New Year. It’s a fresh start, a clean slate, a magical time that’s filled with anticipation about what lies ahead. The fun part is sweeping away the old energy and opening the door to what’s new.
One of the biggest favours you can do for yourself in January? Tidy your house. Yup. It’s that simple. Open your kitchen cupboards and drawers and tidy them up. Get rid of what no longer serves you. Focus on what does, and arrange it nicely and neatly so that you actually smile every time you look at it. Yes, you really can do this.
The joy that I get from living in a neat home has a spin-off benefit, too. Turns out, a tidy house makes for a tidy mind. I feel clarity, I feel lighter, I feel ready to focus on what matters – unencumbered by clutter and distractions. I feel free.
I learned all of this from Marie Kondo. She’s the Japanese phenomenon who wrote the book “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up”. https://amzn.to/2R9kaeg
In a nutshell, Kondo advises us to hold our possessions in our hand and ask the question “Does this spark joy?” If it does, we keep it. If it doesn’t, we thank it for its service in our lives and give it away to someone who needs it. In the end, we’re surrounded by only the things we love.
What more could you ask for in 2019? Clarity, focus, freedom and love.
Happy New Year to us!
Ready to spark some joy? Check out Marie Kondo’s new show on “Netflix”: