Clear out the Clutter...

It's been so long since I've written in this blog so if I have any readers on here, I want to apologize. Life sometimes just take off into this fast forward motion and all I really want to do is sit back and absorb. I can't believe I'm writing this post so late right now. It's past 11 and even though it's a Saturday night, it's past my bed time especially when I have a baby who doesn't know the meaning of sleeping in on the weekends. :)

But as I was shutting my eyes tonight these words just started tumbling around in my mind for this entry and since inspiration is so fleeting I decided to get up and come type this out. Secondly, I went to an intuitive counselor today and she actually mentioned my writing and said that my words are very healing to those who read it. That makes me happy to hear since I don't know who really reads this blog besides my close friends.

Now you see, I actually wrote the title of this entry on March 23 and kept meaning to come back to it, but I just didn't really know what to write. Now I do. Spring time is around the corner which for many activates the spring cleaning time. The reason why decluttering is so important is because it kind of nudges the universe by saying you are starting a blank slate and inviting more blessings and rewards into your life. It's kind of like the concepts from feng shui. You're home carry's a lot of your energy. If you pack it in too tight with little room for much else, that's exactly how life will play out for you at that moment. I'm pretty notorious at being a pack rat myself, but ever since I learned this concept about a year ago, I've seen many new things just come my way. I'm not saying I'm still very good at clearing things out, but slowly I'm getting there. By the end of this year, I would like to have a very clean and clear spaced home. The more clear it is, the more positive energy can flow in and faster the negative energy can flow out. Like the waves in the ocean.

Now this includes relationships. There are some people out there who are just toxic to certain other people. It doesn't mean they are bad people, just their negative characteristics come out more around some people. If you are around someone and they seem to only be bringing out your worse sides, unless you thrive on that kind of drama, it's necessary to take a step back and really evaluate the relationship. Releasing someone from your life doesn't mean you don't have love for them, it just means, you love yourself enough to say, "Hey I don't need to be steeped in negative energy every time this person calls me." So, "Go into your garden of relationships and pull the weeds out." I read that somewhere, but can't remember where. I thought it was very fitting to my life at this moment. I've never felt more calm or at peace than I am today. I go through the ups and downs like everyone else in life with stress from bills and work but overall I feel much gratitude from the loving people I do have that surround me.

They remind me to see the bigger picture and honestly since I've made such a concious decision to surround myself with more positive people, I see little blessings every single day. Life is a give and take, when you give love and joy, you receive back love and joy. :)

Express Yourself

As those closest to me know, I'm constantly learning and working on finding my own brand of spirituality everyday. The same theme follows the idea of most religions. We are all ONE. Treat others the way you wish to be treated. I think this idea scares some people because our ego causes us to hold on tightly to ourselves. We are so attached to who we are on this planet that the idea of leaving and joining up with one collective being causes us to be scared and want to hold on tighter to the idea that we are all alone. But if we surrender and realize that we are part of this other whole, a greater love out there, the roller coaster ride we face in life may not seem so scary.

Some people will read my words and either get it or it may take a few more years for it all to completely sink in. I get it.....I've been there but my awareness has expanded greatly since I've decided to take my ego out of my daily situations and I will not force my beliefs onto anyone. Life is definitely meant to be as a journey. And since we are so attached to the person we are born as then I think it's important to evaluate why. To me, I'm attached to my personality and habits because it clearly expresses who I am, me alone. With every new experience I take in and process, I express myself in a variety of ways following it. Why? Plain and simple..it brings me joy. It brings me joy when I'm writing these thoughts down and knowing someone out there is reading it and appreciating it. So how do you express your individual self? Ask yourself that. What do you present to the world that shows who you are on the inside? If you don't know..take the time to figure it out. It could be in dancing, painting, a certain way of dressing, cooking, or even speaking. You know you're expressing your true self when a bubble of joy forms inside of you. It's that simple. And if it's something another person might call "silly" like coloring in a color book, don't worry about it. It's what makes life so pleasurable, it's why we decided to leave the comfort of the higher being to be born onto this life.

Namasté