Welcome to Spring. How gorgeous has the weather been over the last few days? If you’re anything like me you probably have a new lease on life. I spent the weekend pottering in the garden, tidying up the garage, cleaning out my car, tidying my house, vacuuming and dusting.  I even had a trip to the Op Shop to drop off some unwanted stuff.  I was really in Spring Cleaning mode. I also did some juicing and made a green vegie soup because Spring Cleaning happens on lots of levels.Today I want to talk to you about some the ways you can clean up your life. Now when most people think about Spring Cleaning they think about cleaning the house.  That’s a really good place to start. It’s such a good feeling to be in a tidy, organised house but I must confess I’m not a good housekeeper. I had a Hypnosis session years ago to help me become tidier. In hypnosis I was asked to go back to the cause of my messiness and I had quite a clear recollection of my mother talking about a neighbour whose house was always spotless. Like me, my mum was not so excited about housework and I remember her saying that our neighbour had nothing better to do with her time.

Clearly my subconscious took that comment on board and from that moment on I believed that a tidy house meant I had nothing better to do with my time.  I became an expert at finding lots of better things to do than housework and needless to say I drove my husband and kids nuts with my messiness.  The hypnosis helped me decide I could have better things to do AND have a tidy house. Although I’m still not a fantastic housekeeper I did have a period of time when everything was beautifully organised and tidy. I had put an affirmation on my fridge that said, “I am tidy and organised, I don’t put things down I put them away.”  Within 3 months the entire house including every drawer and cupboard was tidy and organized and it happened easily until one day I tidied up the clutter on the fridge door and threw away the sign. I must confess I’ve gone downhill since then. Perhaps I better make myself a new sign.

Anyway, cleaning  is one thing, but clearing out the clutter from the house, cupboards and drawers can be extremely therapeutic. Throwing out, selling or giving away anything that drains your energy can free you up for lots of good things to flow into your life. If an object triggers any kind of negative feelings then you should probably consider getting rid of it. It may be a gift that you never really liked but feel obliged to have it on display. Every time you look at it, it will drain you a little. Or it may be something you paid a lot of money for but never use.  When you look at it you feel guilty. You know all those whizzbang appliances or gym equipment that are gathering dust. Perhaps it’s something that needs mending and you just haven’t got the time or money or energy to mend it. Again, when you look at those thing you’ll feel burdened.  You actually don’t even need to look at those things for them to lower your energy. Even if they’re are out of sight, in the back of a cupboard or under the bed, on a subconscious level you know they’re there and they are all energy zappers.

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