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Part 5 of 5 Why is it that whenever someone catches us doing nothing, we immediately jump to our feet so that we’re not perceived as total time-wasting deadbeats? If that is something you [...]

Part 4 of 5 Drinking good water (half your body weight in ounces every day) is like hitting the refresh button on your body…And the fourth way to ease the side-effects of clearing.* [...]

Part 3 of 5 Here is a wonderful remedy to help you integrate deep clutter clearing work – or any time you feel jangled, stuck, or plain fried after a long day. This remedy came to me from a [...]

Part 2 of 5 “Go slow to go fast.” Slowing it down is the second way to ease the side-effects of clearing clutter.* Anytime a task becomes too overwhelming and threatens to stall your [...]

Part 1 of 5 There couldn’t be a more perfect way to introduce the first (of five) ways to ease the side-effects of clearing clutter, than to share a question I received from a reader: [...]

Summer 2009: Feeling Rumi Click here to view Photo: Viking [via Google Images]

“Pain happens, suffering is optional.” –Alberto Villoldo It took me years to discover that every time I cleared a drawer or a closet I would come away feeling more congested and [...]

“My life will always have dirty dishes. If this sink can become a place of contemplation, let me learn constancy here.” – Gunilla Norris, Being Home Since my last post, I’ve been [...]

The list below comes from an article I wrote called “Self-Care and Clutter Clearing Go Together: Ten Ways to Lighten Up by Feeling Good.” What I love about these simple practices is [...]

Accepting what is. Laughing ’til it hurts. Birdsong. The feeling of pure spacious ease. Taking nothing personally. Joyful anticipation. Dancing or listening to really hot Latin music. [...]