Pattern Interrupt


Sometimes you just have to shake things up. Waiting for things to change is a stuck energy from which little creativity flows. Sometimes you need a radical shake-up to get you onto the path that’s right for you. At Fab Towers, there’s a radical shake-up going on to create more flexibility – losing stuff to gain freedom. Although it’s exhausting – as all house moves are – it’s highly cathartic to choose only what you truly love and let the rest go.

This week, as I’m fully occupied with paring my life down to the barest minimum, here’s a little inspiration from Marianne Williamson to give you food for thought on your own path.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=1JKFtDnucUA

If you want to join me in a little clutter-clearing catharsis, take a really good look around the house and notice how much of what surrounds you is what you genuinely love. If you don’t have a sentimental connection to something and you’re not using it, let someone else get good use of it. Sell it, donate it, recycle it or give it to a friend. If something’s broken, fix it or throw it out. Tying up loose ends and clearing clutter free up energy and psychologically open us up to new experiences. We hold on to stuff because we fear the future – we want to be prepared in case we need it, yet rarely, when we’ve let something go, do we ever need it again.

Use this opportunity to lighten up a little, even if it’s only clearing out the car or a junk drawer you randomly throw things into. Every little thing you let go of will help you to feel lighter and freer. You might even get on a roll and be excited by the process. My favourite phrase at the minute is ‘what can I get rid of today?’ – coming from a natural pack rat, that’s a complete 180 and a major achievement!

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