Breaking the Habit of Comparing
“Stay in your own lane. Comparison kills creativity and joy.”–Brené Brown. We all do it. In a dual world of better and worse, bigger and smaller, winners and losers, we all fall into [...]
Hiding In Plain Sight
“Do you love it? Do you use it? Does it have a home?” My favorite three-part mantra for clearing works like a charm every time. Unless, of course, you don’t see the stuff that [...]
Changing It Up
“There is no getting around the past when everything in the home points to it.”–sbv. Dear Friends, Some of you may have noticed that there was no summer newsletter. That’s [...]
Clearing Clutter is a Spiritual Issue
“Added up, objects become clutter. Clutter becomes noise. And noise—in all of its forms—blocks spiritual growth, starting with an inability to simply feel happy. Happiness needs [...]
Stephanie Bennett VogtYes – no rush, everything in its place, and...
LizI was just contemplating this morning the rea...
Self-Care: It’s Not Optional
“Whenever you are sincerely pleased you are nourished.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson. Most of us think of caring for ourselves as an extra-curricular activity – something we squeeze into our [...]
Move Your Things, Change Your Life
“Change happens slowly, then all at once.”–Your Spacious Self. No sooner had my husband and I returned from a six-month sabbatical in Mexico than we went on a top-to-bottom tear of [...]
My Spacious Reinvention
“Whatever your passion is, do it! Do it not because of some desired outcome, but because your soul depends on it.”–Stephanie Bennett Vogt I put together a short video that tells my [...]
“Over the Hill” Redefined
It is considered the end. Or the beginning of the end. If you’ve hit a certain numerical marker, you’re over the hill. Certain body parts aren’t moving quite as fast as they [...]
Stephanie Bennett VogtMary, that is just about the best description...
MaryI'm 65 so I guess that makes me so far over t...
Clearing Sentimental Attachments
This is a photo of my wedding shoes. I wore them just once on my wedding day 29 years ago and I’ve kept them neatly in this box ever since. Why? Because these grass-stained relics remind me [...]
Elizabeth MurphyI have seven children and have managed all th...
CrystalI am reading what you have to say about the '...
Stephanie Bennett VogtHi Terrie, I know what you mean. I get sto...
TerrieGetting rid of it all sounds great in the agg...