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What is one thing that you’ve wanted to accomplish lately (or all your life)? What are the fears that are keeping you from doing it? What is one small step you can take – today – to soften [...]

Do you ever have those special-occasion days that end up unraveling into an emotional heap?  Whether you are in the middle of a holiday season or not, may this excerpt from A Year to Clear [...]

“Our life is frittered away by detail… simplify, simplify.”–Henry David Thoreau What do you do when you’re stuck? You slow down, take a deep breath, and you simplify. It is the best [...]

“…Around me the trees stir in their leaves and call out, ‘Stay awhile.’ The light flows from their branches. And they call again, ‘It’s simple,’ they [...]

“As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler.” –Henry David Thoreau. In my last five posts I’ve introduced a model for clearing that is infinitely more [...]

“Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.” –Will Rogers. In my last two posts I’ve introduced a model for clearing that is [...]

Part 2 of 4* Taming Paper Clutter This is the second in a series of four articles that chronicles my experiences and impressions of Marie Kondo’s hugely popular book called The [...]

In last week’s post I answered a question from a reader who was feeling overwhelmed and wanted some advice on where to start. You can read it here. I told him: “If you’re really [...]

It’s all well and good to clear your home and life, but if you’re in a constant state of overwhelm, no amount of hope and desire (or trash bags and nifty containers), is going to make [...]

What will happen to me if I let go? This is one of those hidden, irrational fears that keep many of us stuck in patterns (relationships, homes, jobs, habits…) that no longer serve us. [...]